snipe hunt (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def 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
examples in the South a snipe hunt is practically a rite of passage
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Hypernym practical joke
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Hyponym practical joke

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