honeypot
Noun
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Noun
honeypot (plural honeypots)
- A pot of honey.
- (figuratively) Something or someone similarly sweet or enticing, particularly:
- (US slang, dated) A romantic pet name; "honey".
- (, slang) A vulva or vagina.
- 2011, Mechele Armstrong, Code Monkey ISBN 1595788700:
- "[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 1595788700:
- (espionage) A spy (typically attractive and female) who uses sex to trap and blackmail a target.
- 1989, The Washingtonian, vol. 24, page 25.
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- 1996, John H. Waller, The Unseen War in Europe: Espionage and Conspiracy in the Second World War, Random House, ISBN 0679448268, page 226.
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- 2004, Richard C.S. Trahair, Encyclopedia of Cold War Espionage, Spies, and Secret Operations, Greenwood Press, ISBN 0313319553, page 353.
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- 1989, The Washingtonian, vol. 24, page 25.
- A woman who attracts sexual attention from men.
- (computer security) A trap set to detect or deflect attempts at unauthorized use of information systems.
- 2007, "[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Infotech/Internet_/Data_leak_Cyber_sherlocks_outwit_hackers/articleshow/msid-2451089,curpg-2.cms Data leak: Cyber sherlocks outwit hackers]," The Economic Times, 12 Oct. (retrieved 29 June 2008),
- Computer experts install honeypots to trick hackers.
- 2007, "[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Infotech/Internet_/Data_leak_Cyber_sherlocks_outwit_hackers/articleshow/msid-2451089,curpg-2.cms Data leak: Cyber sherlocks outwit hackers]," The Economic Times, 12 Oct. (retrieved 29 June 2008),
- (chiefly, British) A draw: a place which attracts visitors.
- 2004, Bernice Davidson, "England 2004: Bright lights on the water ↗," Telegraph.co.uk, 13 Mar. (retrieved 28 June 2008),
- Superb Roman remains, Georgian architecture and countless museums justify Bath's position as a tourist honeypot.
- 2004, Bernice Davidson, "England 2004: Bright lights on the water ↗," Telegraph.co.uk, 13 Mar. (retrieved 28 June 2008),
- (obsolete, euphemism) A chamberpot.
- (obsolete, euphemism) A slop bucket.
- (vagina) See Thesaurus:vagina
- (chamber pot) See Thesaurus:chamber pot
- sence honey pit See Thesaurus:chamber pot, outhouse
- honeynet
- honeytoken
- honeytrap
- French: pot de miel
- Portuguese: pote de mel
- Portuguese: honeypot, pote de mel
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