n. ornamental hairnet, worn usu. at the back of the head. [Old English] snook n. slang contemptuous gesture with the thumb to the nose and the fingers spread. o cock a snook (often foil. by at)1 make this gesture. 2 register one’s contempt. [origin unknown] snooker n. 1 game played on an oblong clothcovered table with a cueball, 15 red, and 6 coloured balls. 2 position in this game in which a direct shot would lose points. v. 1 (also rejl.) subject (oneself or an opponent) to a snooker. 2 (esp. as snookered adj.) slang thwart, defeat. [origin unknown] snoop colloq. v. 1 pry into another’s affairs. 2 (often foil. by about, around) investigate transgressions of rules, the law, etc. n. act of snooping. n snooper n. snoopy adj. [Dutch]
