googly.
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.
Meaning & usage
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.
His weakness in batting is against googly.
He bowled a googly that sparked a shout for LBW.
Where this word comes from
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).
Bulging.
Appearing to be amorous, flirtatious.
Where this word comes from
Uncertain. Perhaps from goo-goo (“amorous”), or directly from goggle. Attested from 1901.
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