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Known also as a trap street [0], a name which I believe is more widely used? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_street https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_s
by Etheryte 3y ago
Known also as a trap street [0], a name which I believe is more widely used?
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_street https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_street
- Uehreka 3y agoAre these real? I see this fact (and the trap words in dictionaries one) mentioned extremely often on the internet, and it’s just so cute and clever that it starts to trip my bullshit sense. Edit: meh, TFA seems to have a fair number of examples, I’m satisfied for now.
- fineIllregister 3y agoOne of my favorite examples: a fictional town that became real. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agloe,_New_York https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agloe,_New_York
- nicbou 3y agoTrap streets are a form of paper street https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_street https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_street