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SNIPE HUNT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An elaborate practical joke in which the unsuspecting victim hunts a snipe and is typically left in the dark holding a bag and waiting for the snipe to run into it
Example:
in the South a snipe hunt is practically a rite of passage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("snipe hunt" is a kind of...):
practical joke (a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish))
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