: 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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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Jude has already met professional snooker players Jimmy White, John Parrot and Kyren Wilson, all of whom admired his skills, Owens said.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026
Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
There was the time he was snookered by a collection of fake letters between Marilyn Monroe and JFK.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Once called ''the funniest woman on TV,'' Catherine O'Hara spends much of her time these days bellying up against a snooker table at the Squeeze Club, a Toronto juice bar and pool hall.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Jude has already met professional snooker players Jimmy White, John Parrot and Kyren Wilson, all of whom admired his skills, Owens said.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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
There was the time he was snookered by a collection of fake letters between Marilyn Monroe and JFK.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Snooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snooker. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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