goolies

goolies:    the testicles

   If Eric Partridge had served in India rather than on the Western Front, he might have known that the derivation both of the game of marbles, gully, and of this euphemistic use came from the Hindi goli, a ball:

    Then when he's off guard you give it to him in the goolies. (Sharpe, 1974)

   To discourage Iraqis from castrating their prisoners in the 1930s, the Royal Air Force issued goolie chits:

    Aircrew carried special 'goolie chits' offering rewards for the sparing of their private parts in the event of capture. (Daily Telegraph, 7 March 2001)

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goolies — UK [ˈɡuːliz] US [ˈɡuliz] noun [plural] british very informal testicles Thesaurus: sex and reproductive organshyponym … Useful english dictionary
goolies — noun The testicles or bollocks. He was getting on my nerves so I decided to kick him in the goolies. That shut him up … Wiktionary
Goolies — If you have been kicked in the goolies, your eyes would be watering and you would be clutching your balls! … The American's guide to speaking British
goolies — n pl British the testicles. In northern Indian lan guages gooli means pellet or pill. The word was picked up by British colonial troops at the turn of the 20th century as a euphemism for testicle. This sense was reinforced by a more circuitous… … Contemporary slang
goolies — n. (Slang) testiclesn. (British Slang) stone; testicle … English contemporary dictionary
goolies — • balls, testicles … Londonisms dictionary
goolies — Noun. The testicles. Originates from the Indian army during the 1800s and the Hindi goli, meaning a pellet or ball … English slang and colloquialisms
goolies — UK [ˈɡuːlɪz] / US [ˈɡulɪz] noun [plural] British very informal testicles … English dictionary
goolies — Testicles … A concise dictionary of English slang
Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies — Genre Animated TV movie Directed by Hal Sutherland Produced by Norm Prescott … Wikipedia

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