guet·a·pens \|ged.ə|päⁿ\noun (pluralguetapens \-äⁿ(z)\) Etymology: French guet-apens, from Middle French, from de guet apens with premeditation, alteration of de guet apensé : ambush, snare, trap < a trick to lure him into some guetapens — Rafael Sabatini >