: a variation of pool played with 15 red balls and 6 variously colored balls
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Verb
I can't believe you managed to snooker me with that story about being an orphan.
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 27 July 2025
White will play the director of an estate agency who has the task of sacking the main character in a snooker hall.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 June 2025
Ian Volner, Artforum, 28 May 2025
The defense put 12 men on the field twice near the goal line — getting snookered by Green Bay’s substitution tactics that left Shanahan livid.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024
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Noun
There is an argument that TNT can attract new viewers to the sport via people who already subscribe for its football (predominantly the Champions League but also some Premier League matches), rugby union, tennis, snooker and SailGP, but for many that price will simply prove prohibitive.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 27 July 2025
White will play the director of an estate agency who has the task of sacking the main character in a snooker hall.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 June 2025
Verb
The rubes in the trad lobby have been snookered—though their final betrayal is yet to come.
—Ian Volner, Artforum, 28 May 2025
The defense put 12 men on the field twice near the goal line — getting snookered by Green Bay’s substitution tactics that left Shanahan livid.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Snooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snooker. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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