gooly
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== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
goolie
(testicle): ghoulie
=== Etymology ===
Probably from Hindi गोली (golī, “ball; pill; bullet”) or a cognate in another Indian language, ultimately from Sanskrit गोल (gola, “round; round thing”) + -इका (-ikā). The sense “pebble” in English is the original.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈɡuːli/
Rhymes: -uːli
Homophones: ghoulie, ghouly
=== Noun ===
gooly (plural goolies)
(UK, Ireland, vulgar slang, usually in the plural) singular of goolies: a testicle.
(Australia and New Zealand, slang) A pebble, a small rock.
=== References ===
“gooly, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1972.
=== Anagrams ===
-ology, LOOGY, loogy, ology