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Noun: snipe hunt  snIp húnt
Usage: informal
  1. 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
    "in the South a snipe hunt is practically a rite of passage"

Derived forms: snipe hunts

Type of: practical joke

Encyclopedia: Snipe hunt