Definitions

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  • adverb snooker, pool Of the cue ball: (going) into a pocket, after cannoning another ball.
  • noun snooker, pool When the cue ball accidentally goes into a pocket after striking the object ball.

Etymologies

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From a reconstitution of (go) in + off (preposition), as used in phrases such as, "The white has gone in off the black."

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