snooker

verb

Definition of snookernext
as in to trick
to cause to believe what is untrue I can't believe you managed to snooker me with that story about being an orphan

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Recent Examples of snooker The rubes in the trad lobby have been snookered—though their final betrayal is yet to come. — Ian Volner, Artforum, 28 May 2025 The defense put 12 men on the field twice near the goal line — getting snookered by Green Bay’s substitution tactics that left Shanahan livid. — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024 One adult tried to snooker a puppet out of change, only to be shamed by his girlfriend. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 16 Oct. 2024 Carrie should have discovered her Wall Street prince had gambling debts or had gotten snookered by a Bernie Madoff-like conman. — Robyn Bahr, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for snooker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snooker
  1. trick
  2. fool
  3. deceive
  4. kid
Verb
  • That makes sense when a malicious app tricks you into installing it.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Federal prosecutors say Bailey and an associate tricked people out of $2 million from 2018 to 2022.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of trick
Verb
  • The Pleiades open star cluster Don't be fooled by their beauty; the blue-white stars of the Pleiades are dripping in spooky lore.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Chiefs-Seahawks game prediction Don’t be fooled be the records.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of fool
Verb
  • But looks are deceiving in this case – just like the 3X Plus and 3X before it, the trailer stretches out via three individual telescopic segments that emerge at the push of a button.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Facebook's lawyers argued that the state failed to prove whether people were actually harmed by these deceiving statements.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of deceive
Verb
  • But kidding aside, AI used in the right way can make people smarter about their health, more so than most realize.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Pursuing big goals while parenting shows kids the value of hard work and resilience.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of kid

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