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gooly en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡuːli/
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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.

Meanings

1. (Ireland, UK, form-of, plural-normally, singular, slang, vulgar) singular of goolies: a testicle.
   form of goolies
   • 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. (Australia, New-Zealand, slang) A pebble, a small rock.

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