gooly

English

Etymology

Probably from Hindi गोली (golī, “ball; pill; bullet”) or a cognate in other Indian languages, from Sanskrit गोल (gola, “round; round thing”) + इका (-ikā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡuːli/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -uːli

Noun

gooly (plural goolies)

1. (UK, Ireland, vulgar slang, usually in the plural) singular of goolies: a testicle.
   • 2013 April 8, “The Herpes Cat”, in Plebs:

     Marcus: Sorry, your "gooly"?
     Stylax: Yeah.
     Marcus: You can't have one "gooly". It's just your "goolies".
     Stylax: No, no, no, no. The whole thing is your goolies, all three of them, but if you're talking about one in particular, you say "gooly".

2. (Australia and New Zealand, slang) A pebble, a small rock.

References

• “gooly, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1972.

Anagrams

• -ology, LOOGY, loogy, ology