trap house
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Also seen as: traphouse
Sense 1
Meaning · English
A place where illegal drugs are manufactured, packaged for sale, or sold on the street.
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
2015, Anthony Abraham Jack, "Crisscrossing Boundaries: Variation in Experiences with Class Marginality Among Lower-Income, Black Undergraduates at an Elite College", in Elizabeth M. Lee & Chaise LaDousa (eds.), College Students’ Experiences of Power and Marginality: Sharing Spaces and Negotiating Di
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
A small building from which targets are launched.
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “trap house” mean?
A place where illegal drugs are manufactured, packaged for sale, or sold on the street.
Is “trap house” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.