100 years of being snookered by new technology

 

Headline:  New York Times, 2/21/2026

According to Merriam-Webster, the first known use of 'snooker' as a verb, as in to make a dupe of : HOODWINK, occurred in 1925.

Other coinages from the same year include:

1. agitprop
2. blooper
3. cliched
4. free association
5. hilarious
6. headbutt
7. jive

Other vocabulary posts:

2026
Shoegaze.  (2/5)

Gonzo.  (1/22)

2025

Hypergamy.  (7/31)

Situationship.  (7/30)

Lollygag.  (5/22)

Bummer.  (5/20)

TV dinner.  (2/3)

March-December 2024

Deepfake.  (9/1)

Life coach.  (6/30)

Face-plant.  (6/8)

Veggie.  (4/26)  

Dox/doxxing  (4/11)

Edgelord.  (3/23)

Dad joke. 3/4)

February 2024

Edutainment.  (2/16)

Cut, as an adjective.  (2/13).  .

Flunky.  (2/5)

Janky.  (2/2)

Kiddo.  (2/2)

January 2024

Bonkers.  (1/31)

Heebie-jeebies.  (1/31)

Nudification.  (1/31)

Right-size.  (1/14)

2022

Dumpster fire.  (10/20/2022)

2018

Swinge.  (12/18/2018)

2017

Michael Flynn vocabulary lesson.  (2/14/2017)

2013

Yaw.  (2/28/2013)