snooker

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noun

snook·​er ˈsnu̇-kər 

 chiefly British  ˈsnü-

: a variation of pool played with 15 red balls and 6 variously colored balls

snooker

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verb

snookered; snookering; snookers

transitive verb

: to make a dupe of : hoodwink

Synonyms

Verb

• bamboozle
• beguile
• bluff
• buffalo
• burn
• catch
• con
• cozen
• deceive
• delude
• dupe
• fake out
• fool
• gaff
• gammon
• gull
• have
• have on [chiefly British]
• hoax
• hoodwink
• hornswoggle
• humbug
• juggle
• misguide
• misinform
• mislead
• snow
• spoof
• string along
• suck in
• sucker
• take in
• trick

Examples of snooker in a Sentence

Verb

I can't believe you managed to snooker me with that story about being an orphan.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Leagues available: Women’s UEFA soccer, MMA, boxing (including an archive), FIBA basketball, Masters snooker, and Premier League darts. —Dan Reilly, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024

Facing the end of a wildly successful but turbulent career, the snooker legend found himself on the verge of a career-defining tournament to win the snooker World Championship for a seventh time. —Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024

Verb

One adult tried to snooker a puppet out of change, only to be shamed by his girlfriend. —Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 16 Oct. 2024

Nike ‘had snookered me’ The culprits, Rentmeester and Dey claim, were the Nike art directors who reneged on a promise to credit him for his work. —Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 17 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun

1889, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1925, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing snooker

• snooker someone/oneself