- googly
- googly as a noun, a cricket term, 1903, of unknown origin. As an adjective, of eyes, 1901.
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googly — n. (Cricket) a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way. Syn: wrong un, bosie, bosie ball. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Googly — In cricket, a googly is a type of delivery bowled by a right arm leg spin bowler. It is occasionally referred to as a Bosie (or Bosey) after its inventor Bernard Bosanquet; in Australia it is commonly referred to as a wrong un (and in India as… … Wikipedia
googly — UK [ˈɡuːɡlɪ] / US [ˈɡuɡlɪ] noun [countable] Word forms googly : singular googly plural googlies a ball in cricket that is difficult to hit because it has been made to go in a different direction from the one that the batsman is expecting • bowl… … English dictionary
googly — goo|gly [ˈgu:gli] n plural googlies 1.) a ball in the game of ↑cricket that is thrown to an opponent so that it looks as if it will go in one direction but goes in the other 2.) bowl sb a googly BrE informal to ask someone a question that is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
googly — when you fell grossed out and discusting He makes me googly … Dictionary of american slang
googly — when you fell grossed out and discusting He makes me googly … Dictionary of american slang
googly — [[t]gu͟ːgli[/t]] googlies N COUNT When a cricketer bowls a googly, he or she spins the ball and makes it bounce in a different direction from the direction that the batsman is expecting … English dictionary
googly — noun (C) 1 a ball bowled (bowl2 (2)) in cricket (2) in such a way that it looks as if it will go in one direction but goes in the other 2 bowl sb a googly BrE to ask someone a question that is intended to trick them … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
googly — /ˈgugli / (say goohglee) noun (in cricket) a delivery bowled by a wrist spinner which looks as if it will break one way but in fact goes the other (the googly from the right handed bowler will act as an off break to the right handed batter);… …
Googly eyes — or wiggly eyes are large, bulging or rolling craft findings used to imitate eyes. The eyes traditionally are composed of a clear, hard plastic shell, with a smaller, black plastic disk trapped within. The inner black disk is allowed to move… … Wikipedia
