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[Capt_Nemo]

Oh they real, alright!!

Main Entry: 1snipe
Pronunciation: 'snIp
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural snipes
Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse snIpa snipe; akin to Old High German snepfa snipe
Date: 14th century
1 or plural snipe : any of various usually slender-billed birds of the same family as the sandpipers; especially : any of several game birds (especially genus Gallinago) especially of marshy areas
2 : a contemptible person