snipe hunt

/S N AY1 P AH0 N T/
noun
  1. 1

    A prank in which a gullible victim is sent off on a fruitless search for a nonexistent item.

    syn:fool's errandwild goose chase
verb
  1. 1

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

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