What IS a snipe?!!

Hmm?

Slang for an STD.

That's one answer...

Like, a snipe? As if with a gun? It's where you hit something from really far away. Comes from Sniper Rifles, which are used for long ranged shooting. If I hit you with a dodgeball from across the gym, that would be a snipe.

A snipe is a wading bird of marshes and wet meadows, with brown camouflage plumage, a long straight bill, and typically a drumming display flight.

More good answers! Although 17 sounds like he has been fooled into hunting a snipe. :)

People still use dictionaries? :O

Maybe.

I already told y'all. ;-)

Do people still like Wesley Snipes?

Probably not.

Where do you think the word "sniper" came from? The word was inspired by the incredible marskmanship (and keen eyesight) required to shoot one of those birds.

+1 to Nomadic for innovative thinking.

The verb "to snipe" originated in the 1770s among soldiers in British India in reference to shooting snipe, considered a challenging target for marksmen. The agent noun "sniper" appears by the 1820s.^[2] The term sniper was first attested in 1824 in the sense of the word "sharpshooter".^[2]

Looks like someone did their homework.

It's kind of included in "Sniping 101"... Whether military, police or civilian training, a proper course starts with the history of the sniper, and the lesson often starts with a brief mention of that cunning, quick, and kind of ugly looking bird that inspired the title of "sniper".