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sucker trap

noun sucker traps · sucker's trap · sucker-trap

  1. informal 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.'

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Françaisattrape-nigaud, piège à cons

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@misc{sucker_trap_2026,
  title = {sucker trap},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sucker%20trap},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}