: 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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ABC News, 3 May 2026
For two weeks every spring, the city of Sheffield in northern England goes snooker crazy.
—Andrew Dickson, Bloomberg, 2 May 2026
Reid Spencer, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
As Swift makes clear, the Theatre endured only because Burbage was good at improvising and snookering his business partners.
—Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
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Noun
China is a growing force in snooker and provided 11 of the 32 players in the world championship.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
For two weeks every spring, the city of Sheffield in northern England goes snooker crazy.
—Andrew Dickson, Bloomberg, 2 May 2026
Verb
At Martinsville on March 29, Hamlin led 292 of 400 laps in the fastest car but was snookered when Chase Elliott short-pitted to gain the lead.
—Reid Spencer, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
As Swift makes clear, the Theatre endured only because Burbage was good at improvising and snookering his business partners.
—Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Snooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snooker. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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