EGAVE

googly

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun 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.
  2. adjective Bulging.
  3. adjective Appearing to be amorous, flirtatious.

Similar words

bosie bosie ball bowler goo leg break legbreak off break leg spinner off spin leg spin

Often followed by

eyes bowler and bowlers bowling eye eyed

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