noun
- plural of googly: in cricket, a ball bowled with a deceptive spin that breaks in the opposite direction from what the batsman expects
Usage: cricket terminology
Examples
- The spinner bowled several googlies that completely fooled the batsman.
- His googlies were so effective that the opposing team struggled to read them.
- The cricket coach taught the young bowlers how to deliver googlies.
- She was known for her deadly googlies that turned matches around.
- The batsman finally figured out how to play the googlies after several dismissals.