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heffalump traps

heffalump traps is the plural of heffalump trap.

Meaning of heffalump trap

Noun

heffalump trap (plural heffalump traps)

  1. (idiomatic) A situation where an attempt to trap or outwit someone ends up backfiring on the original schemer.
  2. (idiomatic) A strategic move that ends up ensnaring those who devised it.

Questions about heffalump traps

What is heffalump traps the plural of?
Heffalump traps is the plural of heffalump trap.

Words near heffalump traps in the dictionary

  1. Hefeng
  2. hefeweizen
  3. hefeweizens
  4. heffalump
  5. heffalump trap
  6. heffalump traps
  7. heffalumps
  8. Heffelfinger
  9. Heffelfingers
  10. Heffer
  11. Heffern

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