A snipe hunt is a type of practical joke or fool's errand, in existence in North America as early as the 1840s, in which an unsuspecting newcomer is duped into trying to catch an elusive, nonexistent animal called a snipe.
Although snipe are an actual family of birds, a snipe hunt is a quest for an imaginary creature whose description varies.
9 posted on 07/07/2023 1:05:36 PM PDT by spokeshave
(Proud Boys, Angry Dads and Grumpy Grandads.)