gooly

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/ˈɡuːli/

noun

A pebble, a small rock.

OriginHindi गोली (golī)bor.? ← Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀮𑀺𑀬𑀸 (goliyā) ← Sanskrit गोलिका (golikā) →
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Meanings

noungooly (plural goolies)

plural goolies · alternative goolie · alternative ghoulie

  1. IrelandUKplural normallysingularslangvulgarsingular of goolies: a testicle.

    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".

    2013 April 8, “The Herpes Cat”, in Plebs
  2. AustraliaNew ZealandslangA pebble, a small rock.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gewlos
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranian*gawlas, *gawlam
  4. Proto-Indo-Aryan*gawlas, *gawlam?
  5. Sanskritगोल (gola)
  6. Proto-Indo-Iranian*i-
  7. Sanskritगोलिका (golikā)
  8. Prakrit𑀕𑁄𑀮𑀺𑀬𑀸 (goliyā)
  9. Hindiगोली (golī)bor.?
  10. Englishgooly

Probably from Hindi गोली (golī, “ball; pill; bullet”) or a cognate in another Indian language, ultimately from Sanskrit गोल (gola, “round; round thing”) + -इका (-ikā). The sense “pebble” in English is the original.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gooly

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Sounds the same

ghoulieghouly

Anagrams

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APA

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Chicago

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