Chinese finger trap

noun

A gag toy, used to play practical jokes, that traps the victim's fingers in both ends of a small cylinder woven from bamboo.

Meanings

nounChinese finger trap (plural Chinese finger traps)

plural Chinese finger traps

  1. A gag toy, used to play practical jokes, that traps the victim's fingers in both ends of a small cylinder woven from bamboo.

    Synonyms: Chinese finger puzzle, Chinese handcuffs, Chinese thumb cuff, fingercuffs

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA gag toy, used to play practical jokes, that traps the victim's fingers in both ends of a small cylinder woven from bamboo.

Translations

Finnish kiinalainen sormilukko
  • kiinalainen sormilukkogag toy
German Fingerfalle
  • Fingerfallegag toy
Italian trappola cinese
  • trappola cinesegag toy
Russian китайская ловушка для пальцев
  • китайская ловушка для пальцев (kitajskaja lovuška dlja palʹcev)gag toy
Spanish atrapanovios
  • atrapanoviosgag toy
Swedish bondfångare, fingerfälla
  • bondfångaregag toy
  • fingerfällagag toy
  • kinesisk fingerfällagag toy
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APA

Chinese finger trap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20finger%20trap

MLA

“Chinese finger trap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20finger%20trap. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chinese finger trap,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chinese%20finger%20trap.

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