googly

[goo-glee]

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noun, plural goo·glies. Cricket.

a bowled ball that swerves in one direction and breaks in the other.

Origin of googly

First recorded in 1900–05; origin uncertain

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Related Words for googly

bender, curve

Examples from the Web for googly

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.
How to Fight Like a Girl
Will Doig
August 19, 2009

British Dictionary definitions for googly

googly

noun plural -lies

cricket an off break bowled with a leg break action

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.