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Etymology
Probably from Hindi गोली (golī, “ball; pill; bullet”) or a cognate in other Indian languages.
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goolies pl (normally plural, singular gooly)
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, vulgar slang, usually in the plural) The testicles.
- Synonyms: balls, nuts
2012, Ralph Barker, Down in the Drink:"My oath," he said, "here's a man got his goolie chit. And I left mine behind. How fat can you get?"
"I've got mine," said Ward quietly, tapping his pocket."
"It's not your goolies I'm worried about," said Curnow.
2013 April 8, “The Herpes Cat”, in Plebs: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".
- (Australia, slang) plural of gooly: pebbles, small rocks.
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