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honeypots

honeypots is the plural of honeypot.

Meaning of 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
  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
  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
  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

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Questions about honeypots

What is honeypots the plural of?
Honeypots is the plural of honeypot.

Words near honeypots in the dictionary

  1. honeypie
  2. honeypies
  3. honeypot
  4. honeypot ant
  5. honeypot ants
  6. honeypots
  7. honeys
  8. honeys around
  9. honeys up
  10. honeysome
  11. honeystone

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