Where does “googly” come from?
googly (English) comes from English goo-goo, from Tagalog gago, from Spanish gago, from Galician gago — stutterer; one who speaks nasally; stuttering.
googly (English): A ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins...
Definitions
- A ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins...
Ancestry of “googly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | goo-goo | A Philippine person; A government reformer;... |
| 2 | Tagalog | gago | ignorant; foolish; stupid; contemptible; fool;... |
| 3 | Spanish | gago | stutterer; stuttering |
| 4 | Galician | gago | stutterer; one who speaks nasally; stuttering |
Words derived from “googly”