googly

== English == === Pronunciation === (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɡʉːɡli/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡuɡli/ === Etymology 1 === Unknown; perhaps derived from googie (“an egg, in reference to the unusual direction of bounce”). Though the delivery was perfected and made famous by English cricketer Bernard Bosanquet, circa 1900, the term is recorded earlier in Australian English (1896). ==== 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, bosey, wrong 'un ===== Derived terms ===== bowl a googly google ==== See also ==== chinaman cutter doosra full toss inswing leg break off-break outswing screwball grip seamer yorker === Etymology 2 === Uncertain. Perhaps from goo-goo (“amorous”), or directly from goggle. Attested from 1901. ==== Adjective ==== googly (comparative googlier, superlative googliest) (of the eyes) Bulging. (usually of eyes, sometimes of persons) Appearing to be amorous, flirtatious. ==== See also ==== googly-eyed googly eye googly-moogly === Further reading === googly on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “googly”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. “googly, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. “googly, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Anagrams === Göygöl