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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread trap = mouth? #159655 05/11/2006 8:40 AM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 270 Israel Logwood enthusiast Logwood enthusiast Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 270 Israel So, apparently "trap" is a slang for mouth (according to freeonlinedictionary anyway). The book I read, describes a man with a "fierce trap of a mouth". If "trap" is slang for mouth, it basically translates as a man with a "fierce mouth of a mouth", which doesn't make any sense... whatsoever! Anyone? The context, in case there's any doubt: "The leader of the guards, Priam was a lanky man with a fierce trap of a mouth." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: trap = mouth? #159656 05/11/2006 9:34 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City I've only ever heard slang "trap" used one sentence, "shut yer trap." The one you cite is plain enough, if the word isn't used as slang, and the collision may be deliberate and humorous. Which, and whether good at all is impossible to tell without more context. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: trap = mouth? #159657 05/11/2006 9:47 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont more a reference to a jaw trap, no? snapping shut? formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: trap = mouth? #159658 05/11/2006 9:56 AM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 270 Israel Logwood enthusiast Logwood enthusiast Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 270 Israel Makes sense, etaoin. Thanks. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: trap = mouth? #159659 05/11/2006 9:16 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City Quote: more a reference to a jaw trap, no? snapping shut? Sure. I figure that's where the slang comes from too. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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