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gooly

/ˈɡuːli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gooly
IPA
/ˈɡuːli/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

singular of goolies: a testicle.

British usage; Slang

noun

A pebble, a small rock.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gew- Proto-Indo-European *-los Proto-Indo-European *gewlos Proto-Indo-Iranian *gawlas, *gawlam Proto-Indo-Aryan *gawlas, *gawlam? Dravidianbor.? Sanskrit गोल (gola) Proto-Indo-Iranian *i- Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kas Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ikas Sanskrit -इक (-ika) Sanskrit -इका (-ikā) Sanskrit गोलिका (golikā) Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀮𑀺𑀬𑀸 (goliyā) Hindi गोली (golī)bor.? English gooly 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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: गोली, गोल

Usage

Inflected Forms

goolies (plural) goolie (alternative) ghoulie (alternative)

Homonyms

ghoulie ghouly

Rhymes With

truly well and truly newly julie duly unruly cruelly coolly coolie coulee hooley tule

Questions

How do you pronounce gooly?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡuːli/.
What does gooly mean?
singular of goolies: a testicle.
Where does gooly come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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