googly

[ goo-glee ]

noun

, Cricket.

, plural goo·glies.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of googly¹

First recorded in 1900–05; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of googly¹

C20: Australian, of unknown origin

Example Sentences

The 10th over changed the complexion of the game with Lewis caught on the leg-side boundary, Hope was dozily run out having set off for a risky single and then Pooran was bowled by Ahmed's googly, the leg-spinner eventually finishing with 3-43.

From BBC

Shakeel eventually miscued Atkinson to mid-wicket before last man Zahid Mahmood was befuddled by an Ahmed googly.

From BBC

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

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

In “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” Blundell said that she and animatronic and special makeup effects supervisor Neal Scanlan worked together to craft a quick mask with yellow-painted ping-pong balls to simulate Beetlejuice’s suddenly googly eyes when he looks at the sun.

From Los Angeles Times