googly

goo·gly

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [goo-glee]
- /ˈgu gli/
- /ˈɡuː.ɡli/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [goo-glee]
- /ˈgu gli/

Definitions of googly word

noun plural googly a bowled ball that swerves in one direction and breaks in the other. 1
noun googly A ball bowled with a deceptive bounce. 1
noun googly cricket: curve ball 1
adjective googly eyes: bulging 1
countable noun googly When a cricketer bowls a googly, he or she spins the ball and makes it bounce in a different direction from the direction that the batsman is expecting. 0
noun googly an off break bowled with a leg break action 0

See all 6 definitions of googly

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Origin of googly

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05; origin uncertain

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Parts of speech for Googly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Googly

googly popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for googly

noun googly

bender — If someone goes on a bender, they drink a very large amount of alcohol.
curve — A curve is a smooth, gradually bending line, for example part of the edge of a circle.

All 2 Synonyms of googly