hurley

or hurl·y

[ hur-lee ]

noun

, British.

, plural hurl·eys, hurl·ies.

1. the game of hurling.
2. the leather-covered ball used in hurling.
3. the stick used in hurling, similar to a field hockey stick but with a wide, flat blade.
4. Informal. a club or cudgel.

hurley

/ ˈhɜːlɪ /

noun

1. another word for hurling
2. Also calledhurley stick the stick used in playing hurling

Word History and Origins

Origin of hurley¹

1815–25; hurl + -ey, as in hockey

Example Sentences

James Corden, the model Damian Hurley, and Kimberley Walsh and Nicola Roberts of the girl group Girls Aloud also attended, photos showed.

From New York Times

The Westwood-area financial services firm sold its Hurley, Justice and other apparel brands, as well as its interests in women’s clothing retailer Bebe and personal care company Brookstone, in two separate transactions to a joint venture of Hilco Global and TPG Angelo Gordon, the companies said.

From Los Angeles Times

In Season 2, Kyle Abrams meets Shaina Hurley’s extremely religious brood where one of her brothers lists his hobbies as being outdoors, riding dirt bikes and “being an American” before he asks Kyle, an atheist, “Are you a Godly man?”

From Salon

On a Monday in October 2023, Jade Hurley was looking for a way to acknowledge Indigenous Peoples Day, an alternative to Columbus Day celebrated by those who don’t consider the colonization of the Americas an occasion worth celebrating.

From Slate

Hurley removed the story and sent apologies to three people—including a prominent donor—who’d objected to the post.

From Slate