googly
pronunciation
How to pronounce googly in British English:
UK [ˈgu:gli]
How to pronounce googly in American English:
US [ˈɡuːɡli]
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- Noun:
- a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way
Word Origin
- googly
- as a noun, a cricket term, 1903, of unknown origin. As an adjective, of eyes, 1901; see goo-goo.
Example
- 1. Why does it have googly eyes ?
- 2. He bowled the prime minister a googly .
- 3. Yo , googly eyes , come on !
- 4. Hey , honey , I 'm running out of googly eyes .