British cue sport.
Snooker
Etymology & History
British cue sport. British billiards variant invented 1875. 22 balls British game. Working-class British club activity. Also 'snookered' = trapped British metaphor. Reflects British sport vocabulary.
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General British
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Language
Mild
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Formality
Slang
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