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View synonyms for googly

googly

[ goo-glee ]

noun

Cricket.
plural googlies.
  1. a bowled ball that swerves in one direction and breaks in the other.


googly

/ ˈɡuːɡlɪ /

noun

  1. cricket an off break bowled with a leg break action
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of googly1

First recorded in 1900–05; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of googly1

C20: Australian, of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

Brook and Livingstone were bowled by his googlies and afterwards the only boundaries were hit by England's skipper until one by Adil Rashid in the 19th over.

From BBC

Kerr snaffled two wickets in two balls as she bowled both Perry and Grace Harris through the gate with her googly - something England's Sarah Glenn may have watched with interest.

From BBC

The team experimented first with adding visual cues like googly eyes on irregular-looking eggplants, showing study participants pictures of normal or abnormal eggplants, either with or without googly eyes.

From Salon

Three of Kuldeep's wickets came from England not being able to pick his googly.

From BBC

Much of the press continues to treat it like a mystery as to why Trump and Republicans keep making googly eyes at Russian President Vladimir Putin.

From Salon

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