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trap phone

trap phone noun: a prepaid cell phone, often used by criminals to conduct illegal activity.

Noun

trap phone (plural trap phones)

  1. (informal) A prepaid cell phone, often used by criminals to conduct illegal activity.
    • Making the decision to swap your hi-tech iPhone for a lo-fi trap phone is a daring step back in time. But for those in need of a noncommittal, untraceable means of communication—namely Anna Wintour, drug dealers, and Rihanna—it's truly the only way to hit up your homies.2015, Diedre Dyer, You Can Now Turn Your iPhone Into A Trap Phone, TheFader
    • According to her, he tossed Jessica a burner — their "trap phone" — and said, "You guys have both been getting a lot of calls. Get ready."2015, David Kushner, The Real Story Behind the Greatest Stripper Saga Ever Tweeted, Rolling Stone

Forms of trap phone

pluraltrap phones

Questions about trap phone

What does trap phone mean?
Trap phone means a prepaid cell phone, often used by criminals to conduct illegal activity.
What part of speech is trap phone?
Trap phone is a noun.
What is the plural of trap phone?
The plural of trap phone is trap phones.

Words near trap phone in the dictionary

  1. trap nest
  2. trap nested
  3. trap nesting
  4. trap nests
  5. trap out
  6. trap phone
  7. trap phones
  8. trap points
  9. trap rock
  10. trap set
  11. trap sets

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