Meaning of trap phone | Babel Free

Definitions

A prepaid cell phone, often used by criminals to conduct illegal activity.

informal

Examples

“2015, Diedre Dyer, You Can Now Turn⟳ Your iPhone Into A Trap⟳ Phone, TheFader Making the decision to swap⟳ your hi-tech iPhone for a lo-fi trap⟳ phone is a daring step back in time. But for those in need⟳ of a noncommittal, untraceable means of communication—namely Anna Wintour, drug dealers, and Rihanna—it's truly the only way to hit up your homies.”

“2015, David Kushner, The Real Story Behind the Greatest Stripper Saga Ever Tweeted, Rolling Stone According to her, he tossed Jessica a burner — their "trap⟳ phone" — and said, "You guys have⟳ both been getting a lot of calls. Get⟳ ready."”

“2015, Benjamin Mueller, Over 2 Dozen Charged in Rockland County Drug Scheme, The New York Times One of the men charged, Brandon Thomas, 20, in November wrote on Twitter, “I make⟳ money without a 9-5 gimmie some feens a trap⟳ fone and I’ll be fine...,” which prosecutors roughly translated as a boast that he did not need⟳ a real job because drug addicts (“feens”) and a work⟳ phone (“trap⟳ phone”) were enough to line up deals.”

“2015, Eric Diep, Pusha T, 'King Push⟳ - Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude,' Track-by-Track Review⟳, Billboard A seasoned veteran of the drug world, the Pyrex God isn’t here to water down his lyrics for no one. “Trap⟳ phone, gun at your backbone / Graduated from the corner where the crack’s grown,” he rhymes.”

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