I was in line at the Tim Hortons in a hospital, here in Ottawa. As I was getting close to the cash to order, the two teens manning the store were talking…
Teen 1: “Why do they call it a booby trap?”
Teen 2: “Is it spelled the same way?”
I stepped up to order and couldn’t help but jump in. I told them that yes, it was the spelled the same way as the breast-synonym. And, that the term has a etymological relationship to “a boob” or sort of old synonym for buffoon or fool.
My brother was there. He trumped me, saying that a booby trap was a trap for catching boobies, a bird. It involved an element of surprise and a noose, much like the booby traps we see in movies.
And so, my reference bomb was bombed! Hah!
Further Reading: wiki entry.
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