English · Slang Attested

trap house

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Also seen as: traphouse

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A place where illegal drugs are manufactured, packaged for sale, or sold on the street.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

nơi sản xuất, đóng gói hoặc bán ma túy bất hợp pháp

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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

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A small building from which targets are launched.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

công trình nhỏ để phóng mục tiêu

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Topics: House & home

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.

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