Sekirov Dictionary

snipe hunt

/ˈsnaɪpˌhʌnt/

noun 1
verb 1
forms 3

noun1

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A prank in which a gullible victim is sent off on a fruitless search for a nonexistent item.
- And you asked Charles Briggs for the name of the man who bought the secret, and he gives you a legend. A man who might not even exist. You know what, this is a snipe hunt. — 2012

verb1

To participate, as the gullible victim, in a snipe hunt.

forms

snipe hunted · snipe hunting · snipe hunts

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