googly
[goo-glee]
- a bowled ball that swerves in one direction and breaks in the other.
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Origin of googly
First recorded in 1900–05; origin uncertain
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Contemporary Examples of googly
Riley, a former fighter, sees in Cal shades of his former self, and watches his fights with googly I-love-you-man eyes.
googly
- cricket an off break bowled with a leg break action
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Word Origin for googly
C20: Australian, of unknown origin
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Word Origin and History for googly
as a noun, a cricket term, 1903, of unknown origin. As an adjective, of eyes, 1901.
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