Adjective | Defeat / Strategic Blockage
Encyclopedia of British Slang
SNOOKERED
Adjective | Neutral | Defeat / Strategic Blockage
SNOOKERED Pronunciation: /’snu?-k?d/ Part of Speech: Adjective Severity Level: Neutral Category: Defeat / Strategic Blockage
Core Definition
Snookered means:
Trapped with no options
Strategically blocked
Completely defeated
It derives from the cue sport snooker.
Linguistic Origins
In snooker, a player is snookered when unable to strike the target ball directly.
The metaphor entered broader language in the 20th century.
Usage Contexts
Politics:
Theyre snookered.
Companys snookered.
Games:
Properly snookered.
It implies strategic paralysis.
Emotional Register
Snookered suggests frustration.
But not chaos.
Final Assessment
Snookered captures blocked momentum.
Elegantly.
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Alan Nafzger was born in Lubbock, Texas, the son Swiss immigrants. He grew up on a dairy in Windthorst, north central Texas. He earned degrees from Midwestern State University (B.A. 1985) and Texas State University (M.A. 1987). University College Dublin (Ph.D. 1991). Dr. Nafzger has entertained and educated young people in Texas colleges for 37 years. Nafzger is best known for his dark novels and experimental screenwriting. His best know scripts to date are Lenin’s Body, produced in Russia by A-Media and Sea and Sky produced in The Philippines in the Tagalog language. In 1986, Nafzger wrote the iconic feminist western novel, Gina of Quitaque. Contact: editor@prat.uk
