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bosey

bosey noun: a googly.

Noun

bosey (plural boseys)

  1. (obsolete) A googly.

Forms of bosey

pluralboseys

Origin of bosey

Named after English cricketer Bernard Bosanquet who toured Australia for the 1903/4 summer; + -y. (Reference: Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language, second edition, 1966, chapter XI section 4, page 248.)

Questions about bosey

What does bosey mean?
Bosey means a googly.
What part of speech is bosey?
Bosey is a noun.
What is the plural of bosey?
The plural of bosey is boseys.

Words near bosey in the dictionary

  1. bosenovas
  2. bosentan
  3. Boser
  4. Bosers
  5. Boserupian
  6. bosey
  7. boseys
  8. bosh
  9. Bosha
  10. Bosham
  11. Boshart

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