snipe hunt

Etymology

 * Although snipe are an actual family of birds, a snipe hunt is a quest for an imaginary creature whose description varies.
 * Although snipe are an actual family of birds, a snipe hunt is a quest for an imaginary creature whose description varies.

Noun

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

Translations

 * Estonian: hanekstõmbamine
 * Finnish: hukkareissu
 * French:
 * Hebrew: מרדף סרק, מרדף שווא, שליחות סרק, שליחות שווא, רדיפה אחרי הרוח
 * Russian: пойди туда́, не зна́ю куда́, принеси то́, не зна́ю что́

Verb

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