goolie

goolie
n. (also gooly) (pl. -ies)
1 (usu. in pl.) sl. a testicle.
2 Austral. sl. a stone or pebble.
Etymology: app. of Ind. orig.; cf. Hind. goliacute bullet, ball, pill

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goolie [goolie goolies] (also gooly) [ˈɡuːli] [ˈɡuːli] noun usually plural (pl. goolies)(BrE, slang)
a rude word for a man's ↑testicle
 
Word Origin:
1930s: apparently of Indian origin; compare with Hindi golī ‘bullet, ball, pill’.

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