Definitions of googly
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a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way
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synonyms:
bosie, bosie ball, wrong 'un
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type of:
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bowling
(cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman
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bowling
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