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Springtrap
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springtrap
English
thumb|A cosplay of Springtrap, from whom the word is derived
Alternative forms
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Etymology
From Springtrap, the antagonist of the point-and-click survival horror video game Five Nights at Freddy's 3 (2015); Springtrap is an animatronic suit containing the mummified corpse of a man, William Afton, who was trapped and killed by the suit's spring locks due to a mechanical failure (malfunction).
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