GOOGLY

googly, wrong 'un, bosie, bosie ball

(noun) a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

googly (plural googlies)

(cricket) A ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery.

Synonyms

• bosie or bosey

• wrong ’un

Etymology 2

Adjective

googly (comparative googlier, superlative googliest)

(of the eyes) Bulging.

(usually, of eyes, sometimes, of persons) Appearing to be amorous, flirtatious.

Anagrams

• Göygöl

Source: Wiktionary



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