honeypot

Noun

honeypot (plural honeypots)

1. A pot of honey.
2. (US, dated, figuratively, slang) A romantic pet name; "honey".
3. (figuratively, slang) A vulva or vagina.
   • "[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.2011, Mechele Armstrong, Code Monkey, →ISBN

   Synonyms:

   axe wound, bearded clam, beaver, berk, bonne bouche, box, bun, bush, cavern, clunge

4. (figuratively) A spy (typically attractive and female) who uses sex to trap and blackmail a target.
   • And the American Embassy in Moscow was infiltrated thanks to “honeypots,” Soviet women who seduced Marine guards.1989, The Washingtonian, volume 24, page 25
   • Perhaps in order to create his own, more controlled environment for debaucherie, he set up a house of prostitution with Gestapo funds, justifying it as a "honeypot" with which to ensnare unsuspecting foreign diplomats.1996, John H. Waller, The Unseen War in Europe: Espionage and Conspiracy in the Second World War, Random House, →ISBN, page 226
5. (figuratively) A woman who attracts sexual attention from men.
   • Wherever the biggest bunch of men were in the room, you could bet Lisa'd be in the middle of them. What a honeypot.1993, Dana Stabenow, A Fatal Thaw, →ISBN, page 90
   • 'You're turning into a honeypot,' he would say to her: it was a criticism of sins uncommitted, it was jeering as if she were getting above herself, it was a warning, no doubt of that, and there was something else which she could barely fathom, it was hurt at the approaching betrayal, a staving off...2012, Melvyn Bragg, Crossing The Lines, →ISBN
6. (figuratively, computer security) A trap set to detect or deflect attempts at unauthorized use of information systems.
   • Computer experts install honeypots to trick hackers.2007 October 12, “Data leak: Cyber sherlocks outwit hackers”, in The Economic Times, retrieved 29 Jun 2008
7. (UK, figuratively) A draw: a place which attracts visitors.
   • Superb Roman remains, Georgian architecture and countless museums justify Bath's position as a tourist honeypot.2004 March 13, Bernice Davidson, “England 2004: Bright lights on the water”, in Telegraph.co.uk, retrieved 28 Jun 2008
   • ES's original intention was to run beyond Berlin to the tourist honeypots of Dresden and Prague, but a lack of suitable train paths means that won't be possible until March 2024.2023 December 13, Ben Jones, “Night train dreams struggle to overcome railway realities”, in RAIL, number 998, page 24
8. (euphemistic, obsolete) A chamber pot.

   Synonyms:

   can, chamber, chamber pot, chemical toilet, commode, Cousin John, crapper, gazunder, guzunder, honey bucket

9. (euphemistic, obsolete) A slop bucket.