Assertion: snooker | /r/HasProperty | army slang
Facets:
value: for a new and useless cadet
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Snooker was army slang for a new and useless cadet, and in the officers’ mess the term came to be applied to the game: first as a position with the target ball blocked from a direct shot (leaving a player snookered) and then as a name for the game itself.