googly
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of googly
First recorded in 1900–05; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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Wearing a handmade sock puppet with large googly eyes she found at Walmart, Esquivel read “Snuggle Puppy!” in a high-pitched voice as her teenage daughter recorded.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Kurata also did the ensembles for the Oscar-nominated “Everything Everywhere All at Once” with its wardrobe of googly eyes and Elvis jumpsuits.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
“We didn’t want googly eyes on the robot, nothing like that. So it did kind of surprise us when people seemed to feel very nurturing towards their robots.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
Rizwan was lbw sweeping, Salman Ali Agha trapped on the back leg and Aamer Jamal failed to pick a googly that he chopped on to his stumps.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2024
Otto stomped back to the bike, while Sheed made his final googly eyes.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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