: a variation of pool played with 15 red balls and 6 variously colored balls
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I can't believe you managed to snooker me with that story about being an orphan.
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Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Nick Miller Snooker: A 147 break Forget the rest — sporting perfection is making a 147 maximum break in snooker.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 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
The park is surrounded by small apartment buildings and middle-class amenities: there is a tailor’s shop and a small café, and not far away is a florist, a dog-groomer, a snooker club, and a gym.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Nick Miller Snooker: A 147 break Forget the rest — sporting perfection is making a 147 maximum break in snooker.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 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 Feb. 2025.
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