SNIPE HUNT

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 I. (noun) 

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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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