First Known Use: 1889
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1snooker
noun snook·er \ˈsnu̇-kər, chiefly British ˈsnü-\
: a version of the game of pool that is played chiefly in Britain with a cue ball, 15 red balls, and 6 balls of other colors on a table that has 6 pockets
Full Definition of SNOOKER
: a variation of pool played with 15 red balls and 6 variously colored balls
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Origin of SNOOKER
origin unknown
2snooker
transitive verb
: to trick or deceive (someone)
: to prevent (someone) from doing or achieving something
Full Definition of SNOOKER
: to make a dupe of : hoodwink
First Known Use of SNOOKER
1925
Related to SNOOKER
- Synonyms
- bamboozle, beguile, bluff, buffalo, burn, catch, con, cozen, delude, dupe, fake out, fool, gaff, gammon, gull, have, have on [chiefly British], hoax, hoodwink, hornswoggle, humbug, juggle, misguide, misinform, mislead, deceive, snow, spoof, string along, sucker, suck in, take in, trick
- Antonyms
- undeceive
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