Honeypot

noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A pot of honey.
  2. 2
    South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes wordnet
  3. 3
    Something or someone similarly sweet or enticing; A romantic pet name; "honey". US, dated, figuratively, slang
  4. 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. 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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  1. 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."

  2. 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."

  3. 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."

  4. 9
    A chamberpot. euphemistic, obsolete
  5. 10
    A slop bucket. euphemistic, obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English hwny pott; equivalent to honey + pot.

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