: 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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Reuters, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
Zhao had swept aside seven-time winner Ronnie O’Sullivan in the semi-finals to set up what was billed as the coronation of a new snooker king.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024
One adult tried to snooker a puppet out of change, only to be shamed by his girlfriend.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 16 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Zhao joined Terry Griffiths and Shaun Murphy as the only qualifiers to capture snooker’s most prestigious trophy.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
Zhao had swept aside seven-time winner Ronnie O’Sullivan in the semi-finals to set up what was billed as the coronation of a new snooker king.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
Verb
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
One adult tried to snooker a puppet out of change, only to be shamed by his girlfriend.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Snooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snooker. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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