Honeypot
noun, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 A pot of honey.
- 2 South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes wordnet
- 3 Something or someone similarly sweet or enticing; A romantic pet name; "honey". US, dated, figuratively, slang
- 4 Something or someone similarly sweet or enticing; A vulva or vagina. figuratively, slang
""[S]he had the boss eating from her honeypot." Baxter rolled his eyes at the crude term for pussy, but Rodney did have a point."
- 5 Something or someone similarly sweet or enticing; A spy (typically attractive and female) who uses sex to trap and blackmail a target. figuratively
"And the American Embassy in Moscow was infiltrated thanks to “honeypots,” Soviet women who seduced Marine guards."
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- 6 Something or someone similarly sweet or enticing; A woman who attracts sexual attention from men. figuratively
"Wherever the biggest bunch of men were in the room, you could bet Lisa'd be in the middle of them. What a honeypot."
- 7 Something or someone similarly sweet or enticing; A trap set to detect or deflect attempts at unauthorized use of information systems. figuratively
"Computer experts install honeypots to trick hackers."
- 8 Something or someone similarly sweet or enticing; A draw: a place which attracts visitors. British, figuratively
"Superb Roman remains, Georgian architecture and countless museums justify Bath's position as a tourist honeypot."
- 9 A chamberpot. euphemistic, obsolete
- 10 A slop bucket. euphemistic, obsolete
Example
More examples"The neighborhood has been gentrified. Now it's teeming with pretend hipsters slurping skinny lattes at Starbucks. They gather round coffee and free Wi-Fi like bees round a honeypot."
Etymology
From Middle English hwny pott; equivalent to honey + pot.
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