"goolies" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡuːliz/ Audio: EN-AU ck1 goolies.ogg Forms: gooly [singular]
Rhymes: -uːliz Etymology: Probably from Hindi गोली (golī, “ball; pill; bullet”) or a cognate in other Indian languages. Etymology templates: {{der|en|hi|गोली||ball; pill; bullet}} Hindi गोली (golī, “ball; pill; bullet”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p|sg=gooly}} goolies pl (normally plural, singular gooly)
  1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, vulgar slang, usually in the plural) The testicles. Tags: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, plural, plural-normally, slang, vulgar Synonyms: balls, nads, nuts Synonyms (testicles): testicles & Thesaurus:male genitalia
    Sense id: en-goolies-en-noun-aPdJuznR Categories (other): British English, Commonwealth English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Genitalia Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 35 Disambiguation of Genitalia: 83 17 Disambiguation of 'testicles': 91 9
  2. (Australia, slang) plural of gooly: pebbles, small rocks. Tags: Australia, form-of, plural, plural-normally, slang Form of: gooly (extra: pebbles, small rocks)
    Sense id: en-goolies-en-noun-5ZWTnK3j Categories (other): Australian English, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 45 55

Inflected forms

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