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Googly

Noun:

1. A type of delivery in the game of cricket, bowled by a right-handed leg spinner, which looks like one that spins from leg to off but actually spins from off to leg after pitching.

Example sentence: The batsman was completely deceived by the googly and got bowled.

2. (slang, British) A strange or eccentric person.

Example sentence: He is known to be a bit of a googly in his social circle.

Adjective:

1. Of or pertaining to the googlies.

Example sentence: The team struggled to pick the googly deliveries of the opposition spinner.

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