googly
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Is googly a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of googly?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (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.Examples: "His weakness in batting is against googly."; "He bowled a googly that sparked a shout for LBW."; "To go the whole round of bowlers before, again putting, on either Copplestone or B. Goodwin was a mistake, I thought, and equally so were Molyneau's repeated attempts at bowling slow "googlies.""Synonyms: bosie, bosey, wrong 'un
adj (English)
1. (of the eyes) Bulging.Examples: "“A shtinker,” the bug-eyed man said more loudly. […]“B'seder, fine, a shtinker rabbi,” the googly-eyed man amended, rubbing his lower gut. “But can’t you tell he’s an informer?”"
2. (usually of eyes, sometimes of persons) Appearing to be amorous, flirtatious.Examples: "‘Torture my foot! You think it’s torture for a man to ask his wife for attention? God save me from stupid women!’ – my father limped downstairs to make googly eyes at Colaba girls."; "“Attractive enough? You should see how the mothers here act around him.” She sighed. “Everyone goes all googly when he’s around.”"sometimesusually
Definition source: Wiktionary