"trap house" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-trap house.ogg [Australia] Forms: trap houses [plural]
Etymology: From trap (“vehicle or location used for drug exchange or manufacture”) + house. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|trap|house|t1=vehicle or location used for drug exchange or manufacture}} trap (“vehicle or location used for drug exchange or manufacture”) + house Head templates: {{en-noun}} trap house (plural trap houses)
  1. (African-American Vernacular) A place where illegal drugs are manufactured, packaged for sale, or sold on the street. Categories (topical): Recreational drugs Synonyms (place where drugs are sold): dope house
    Sense id: en-trap_house-en-noun-a4yYjfxM Disambiguation of Recreational drugs: 79 21 Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of 'place where drugs are sold': 94 6
  2. (gun sports, trap shooting) A small building from which targets are launched. Categories (topical): Gun sports
    Sense id: en-trap_house-en-noun-KoQBaE3r
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: trap-house, traphouse Related terms: trap car, trap music, trap phone, shooting gallery

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