"ghoulie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ghoulies [plural]
Rhymes: -uːli Etymology: From ghoul + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ghoul|ie}} ghoul + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} ghoulie (plural ghoulies)
  1. (informal) ghoul (ghostly spirit) Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-ghoulie-en-noun-GQMr99Hp
  2. (bridge) contract bridge in which only goulash hands are played (usually used in the plural) Categories (topical): Bridge
    Sense id: en-ghoulie-en-noun-D2o4Y20D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 74 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 5 64 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 87 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 90 7 Topics: bridge, games
  3. (informal, UK, in the plural) testicles Tags: UK, in-plural, informal
    Sense id: en-ghoulie-en-noun-WjZhXgNo Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ghoulie ghoul [rare] Derived forms: ghoulie ghoul

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ghoul + -ie.",
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    }
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    }
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) ghoul (ghostly spirit)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Bridge",
          "orig": "en:Bridge",
          "parents": [
            "Card games",
            "Games",
            "Recreation",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        },
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          "_dis": "6 74 21",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
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          "_dis": "3 90 7",
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      "glosses": [
        "contract bridge in which only goulash hands are played (usually used in the plural)"
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        [
          "contract bridge",
          "contract bridge"
        ],
        [
          "goulash",
          "goulash"
        ],
        [
          "hand",
          "hand"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(bridge) contract bridge in which only goulash hands are played (usually used in the plural)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "bridge",
        "games"
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "other",
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      ],
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        "testicles"
      ],
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          "testicles",
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        ]
      ],
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        "(informal, UK, in the plural) testicles"
      ],
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        "UK",
        "in-plural",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "rhymes": "-uːli"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms suffixed with -ie",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/uːli",
    "Rhymes:English/uːli/2 syllables"
  ],
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      "word": "ghoulie ghoul"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ghoul + -ie.",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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        "English informal terms"
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        "ghoul (ghostly spirit)"
      ],
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        "(informal) ghoul (ghostly spirit)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
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        "en:Bridge"
      ],
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        "contract bridge in which only goulash hands are played (usually used in the plural)"
      ],
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        [
          "contract bridge",
          "contract bridge"
        ],
        [
          "goulash",
          "goulash"
        ],
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          "hand",
          "hand"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(bridge) contract bridge in which only goulash hands are played (usually used in the plural)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "bridge",
        "games"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "British English",
        "English informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "testicles"
      ],
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        [
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, UK, in the plural) testicles"
      ],
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        "UK",
        "in-plural",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːli"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "ghoulie ghoul"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ghoulie"
}

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