hon·ey·pot | \ ˈhə-nē-ˌpät 
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\Definition of honeypot
1 : one that is attractive or desirable
2 : a substantial source of money
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Recent Examples on the Web This sale, which is a honeypot for those who came of age in the 1980s and 1990s, is expected to yield $1.2m-1.7m.
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The Economist, "Rap on the block Sotheby’s hip-hop auction," 12 Sep. 2020 Still, Griffin’s is a minority opinion among far-right extremists, who almost unanimously deem Parler as a honeypot at worst, and urge caution to any of their own venturing onto it.
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Rita Katz, Wired, "Neo-Nazis Are Running Out of Places to Hide Online," 9 July 2020 London has become a honeypot for the international super-rich, especially in the past twenty years, as the city has emerged as the world’s financial center.
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Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, "The Reputation-Laundering Firm That Ruined Its Own Reputation," 25 May 2018
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The first known use of honeypot was in 1924
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