honeypot

hon·ey·pot

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [huhn-ee-pot]
- /ˈhʌn iˌpɒt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [huhn-ee-pot]
- /ˈhʌn iˌpɒt/

Definitions of honeypot word

noun honeypot a pot, as of glass or silver, for storing and serving honey. 1
noun honeypot something or some location that is attractive or rewarding and that entices a specific group of people: The unregulated dating app was a honeypot for catfishing and predatory behaviors. The author’s childhood home became a tourism honeypot for the small town. 1
noun honeypot Digital Technology. a computer system, isolated from the rest of its network, established as bait to lure malicious hackers into engaging with it, thereby revealing the identity or technique of the perpetrator without endangering the network or its data. a web page or section of hidden code in a web page that lures spammers into an interaction that identifies their content as spam or reveals its point of origin. 1
noun honeypot Slang: Vulgar. the vagina. 1
noun honeypot A container in which honey is kept. 1
noun honeypot container for storing honey 1

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Origin of honeypot

First appearance:

before 1425

One of the 25% oldest English words

1425-75; late Middle English. See honey, pot1

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Parts of speech for Honeypot

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Honeypot

honeypot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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