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googly

(n): a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way
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about 1 month ago pterodactyl said:

See also googly eyes.

about 1 month ago Elisheba said:

i've read the article, which is really interesting. google and antitrust...

about 1 month ago John said:

“As Google defines it, landing page quality includes a series of attributes — loading speed, user friendliness, relevancy, originality and dozens of other characteristics — that it deems appropriately 'googly.'”

The New York Times, Stuck in Google’s Doghouse, by Joe Nocera, September 12, 2008

11 months ago bilby said:

Cricket jargon - a ball which turns in the opposite direction to that expected. Typically, a googly is bowled by a leg-spinner who flips the ball over the back of his wrist at the point of release.

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