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/Sounds like "ehn" (as in "egg") + "TRAHR" (as in "tract") + "AHL" (as in "art") + "TRAH" (as in "tract") + "poh" (as in "port")/

Meaning

To take the bait and react exactly as the provocateur intended, falling right into their trap. The expression comes from bullfighting, where the bull charges the cape without being able to stop itself. In Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile, if you "entras al trapo," you let someone push your buttons.

Examples

Entró al trapo con el comentario y se armó la pelea.

He took the bait on that comment and a whole fight broke out.

No entres al trapo, eso es exactamente lo que busca.

Don't take the bait, that is exactly what they want you to do.

Regional synonyms

A man whose partner cheated on him. In Peru and Ecuador it carries heavy social humiliation because it implies the whole neighborhood knows except him. The cuckold trope with a distinctly Andean sting.