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gooly

/ˈɡuːli/

gooly noun: a pebble, a small rock. Also the singular of goolies.

Noun

gooly (plural goolies)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) A pebble, a small rock.

Also used as

gooly is also the singular of goolies.

Forms of gooly

pluralgoolies
alternative formgoolie
alternative formghoulie

Origin of 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.

Words that rhyme with gooly

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Questions about gooly

What does gooly mean?
Gooly means a pebble, a small rock.
What part of speech is gooly?
Gooly is a noun.
How do you pronounce gooly?
Gooly is pronounced /ˈɡuːli/.
What is the plural of gooly?
The plural of gooly is goolies.

Words near gooly in the dictionary

  1. Goolma
  2. Goolmangar
  3. Gooloogong
  4. Goolsby
  5. Goolsbys
  6. gooly
  7. goom
  8. goomah
  9. goomahs
  10. Goomalibee
  11. Goomansingh

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