snipe hunting

A form of snipe hunt — A prank in which a gullible victim is sent off on a fruitless search for a nonexistent item.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of snipe hunt
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APA

snipe hunting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snipe%20hunting

MLA

“snipe hunting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snipe%20hunting. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snipe hunting,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snipe%20hunting.

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