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

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

It’s funny — Selengut has a terrific sense of humor, goofy but also wry, and admits she’s the kind of person who always has a supply of googly eyes.

From Seattle Times