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Princeton's WordNet

  1. googly, wrong 'un, bosie, bosie ballnoun

    a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way

Wiktionary

  1. googlynoun

    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.

  2. googlyadjective

    Of the eyes, bulging.

  3. Etymology: The etymology is uncertain but it is linked to Bernard Bosanquet, who developed such a delivery. It may be important that the word was first reported during one of his New Zealand matches.

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  1. googly

    In cricket, a googly refers to a type of delivery bowled by a right-arm leg spin bowler. The cricket ball is presented from the bowler's hand in such a way that once pitched, it deviates in the opposite direction to that expected, confusing the batsman. It is commonly known as "wrong'un" in Australia.

Wikidata

  1. Googly

    In cricket, a googly is a type of delivery bowled by a right-arm leg spin bowler. It is occasionally referred to as a Bosie, an eponym in honour of its inventor Bernard Bosanquet. It can also be described, colloquially, as a wrong'un.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Googly in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Googly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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