Talk:Trap

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A trap in the context of electronics, is used to selectively block a range of frequencies. See 'trap dipole' on google for examples.

"In anime culture, a male crossdresser whose cross-dressing so convincing that he's often mistaken for a real girl."
"A meme from the internet describing a man who is intending to look like an attractive woman or a pre-op male to female transsexual. Females crossdressing as males or pre-op female to male transsexuals are often referred to as reverse traps. Some consider this usage of the word to be offensive."
Aren't these basically two variant definitions of the same thing? -- 96.227.220.60 (talk) 00:58, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

The first one implies that it refers only to anime characters. The two could be merged, I guess, seeing as how "trap" in this sense refers to the same concept. The first definition is more accurate, in that traps aren't merely crossdressers or TS's, but are specifically convincing ones. However, the second definition gets points for describing reverse traps. Together, the two of them have it spot-on. If no-one steps up before me, I'll merge it myself when I can think of how to phrase it best. Although, one thing I don't understand is if the term, when applied to transsexuals, is only for those who are pre-op. I've never heard that before, but then such slang and meme terms are rarely well-defined. Personally, I'd leave that bit out, in order to err on the side of caution. -- Midnight Bliss (talk) 05:13, 16 May 2008 (UTC)