Snipe Hunt

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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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

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unclassified

Information Class

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Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Snipe Hunts
possessive: Snipe Hunt's
pluralpossessive: Snipe Hunts'

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