Goggly vs. Googly

Gogglyadjective

Resembling goggles, used mostly in relation to eyes.

Googlynoun

(cricket) 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.

Googlyadjective

(of the eyes) Bulging.

Googlyadjective

Appearing to be amorous, flirtatious.

Googlynoun

a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way.

Googlynoun

a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way

Googly

In the game of cricket, a googly refers to a type of delivery bowled by a right-arm leg spin bowler. The googly is a variation of the typical leg spin type of delivery, in that the cricket ball is presented from the bowler's hand in such a way that once the ball pitches, it deviates in the opposite direction of a leg spinning type of delivery (i.e.