honey trap
See also: honeytrap and honey-trap
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Etymology
Popularised by John le Carré in the novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1974).
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Noun
honey trap (plural honey traps) (idiomatic)
- The use of a romantic and/or sexual relationship to entice a person into revealing secret information.
Translations
use of a romanitc and/or sexual relationship
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