sucker trap
sucker trap noun: a scam; a fraudulent deal offered to the unwary.
Noun
sucker trap (plural sucker traps)
- A scam; a fraudulent deal offered to the unwary.
- 'At this time of the year, Florida's the biggest sucker-trap on earth. On the East Coast they fleece the millionaires. Where we're going they just take it off the little man. Serves him right, of course. He goes there to die. He can't take it with him.'1954, Ian Fleming, “The Everglades”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 119
- I fell for a sucker trap and got taken but good. My own fault ... should have known better.2001, Mickey Spillane, The Mike Hammer Collection, volume 1, →ISBN
Examples of sucker trap in a sentence
- It had been a sucker trap and they had fallen right into it.2011, Ken Follett, On Wings of Eagles, →ISBN:
- “Such a cheap sucker trap... a cheap sucker trap... and I fell for it!” he was hissing, glaring at Koves with a look of hatred from behind misted-up spectacles.2013, Imre Kertész, Fiasco, →ISBN:
Forms of sucker trap
| plural | sucker traps |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sucker's trap |
| alternative form | sucker-trap |
Questions about sucker trap
- What does sucker trap mean?
- Sucker trap means a scam; a fraudulent deal offered to the unwary.
- How do you use sucker trap in a sentence?
- It had been a sucker trap and they had fallen right into it.
- What part of speech is sucker trap?
- Sucker trap is a noun.
- What is the plural of sucker trap?
- The plural of sucker trap is sucker traps.
Words near sucker trap in the dictionary
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