noun
- a game played on a large table with colored balls that players try to hit into pockets using a long stick called a cue
Usage: British
verb
- to deceive or trick someone
- to put someone in a difficult position where they cannot make progress
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
Examples
- He spent the evening playing snooker at the local club.
- The snooker table was covered with green felt.
- She tried to snooker him into signing the contract.
- Don’t let them snooker you with false promises.
- The complicated rules snookered the new players.
- He was snookered by the tricky question on the exam.