Definition of 美人局 (つつもたせ)

noun
badger game, scheme in which a man and woman trick another man into a compromising situation for blackmail
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
Related Kanji
beauty, beautiful
person
bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment