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| 33% | 9 | A trick in which someone is made to look foolish by being sent on a fruitless search | ||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
Subjects Of An As Yet Fruitless Search Briefly
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Updated: October 11, 2023
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