# Words one can get confused

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**Created:** [September 18, 2022, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-one-can-get-confused/971772 "2022-09-18T20:10:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-one-can-get-confused/971772/625 "2023-10-12T04:31:17Z")

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Stumbled across some unfamiliar word use in [this discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kids-arent-alright-cotd/991200/92) and it reminded me of this thread.

rattletrap: an old or rickety vehicle

rattrap: a device for trapping rats; a dilapidated building (e.g., one inhabited by rats); a difficult or entangling situation; (adj., usually describing a mouth or jaw) thin-lipped, wide and tight, especially connoting a hostile or menacing expression

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