Meaning
To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”).
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree English googly Proto-Germanic *-lōną Old English -lian Middle English -len English -le English google Back-formation from googly + -le (frequentative suffix (indicating continuousness or repetition) forming verbs).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Google hitghit
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 18 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-06-11EGLMOTY
- 2026-06-09OEFGILN
- 2026-05-02GBNEDLO
- 2025-11-25EAONLGH
- 2025-09-19EGPIOLH
- 2025-08-03EAOLGNY
- 2025-05-23OYDLGEI
- 2025-01-19OETGLMY
- 2024-10-27EPAOGLF
- 2024-09-28LEYTOHG
- 2024-06-28OATVGEL
- 2024-05-29GDOIELP
+6 earlier appearances in the archive.