googly

noun

1. 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.

   “His weakness in batting is against googly.”

   “He bowled a googly that sparked a shout for LBW.”

   “To go the whole round of bowlers before, again putting, on either Copplestone or B. Goodwin was a mistake, I thought, and equally so were Molyneau's repeated attempts at bowling slow "googlies."”

   “Pelham Warner says Bosanquet is really invaluable. He can bowl as badly as anyone in the world, but when he gets a length those slow googlies, as the Australian players call them, are apt to paralyse the greatest players.”

adj

1. Bulging.

   ““A shtinker,” the bug-eyed man said more loudly. […]“B'seder, fine, a shtinker rabbi,” the googly-eyed man amended, rubbing his lower gut. “But can’t you tell he’s an informer?””

2. (sometimes, usually)Appearing to be amorous, flirtatious.

   “‘Torture my foot! You think it’s torture for a man to ask his wife for attention? God save me from stupid women!’ – my father limped downstairs to make googly eyes at Colaba girls.”

   ““Attractive enough? You should see how the mothers here act around him.” She sighed. “Everyone goes all googly when he’s around.””