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1 Threw a googly
an unexpected situation arose, a person was surprised, often unpleasantly, e,g had just settled down and then got the googly about the transfer. From googly, a delivery in cricket. Pakistani EnglishIभारतीय अंग्रेजी खिचड़ी (Indian-English slang) > Threw a googly
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2 Received a googly
an unexpected situation arose, a person was surprised, often unpleasantly, e,g had just settled down and then got the googly about the transfer. From googly, a delivery in cricket. Pakistani EnglishIभारतीय अंग्रेजी खिचड़ी (Indian-English slang) > Received a googly
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3 Timepass
Wasting time away, also used to refer to snack food sold in buses/trains/stations————————Doing something for leisure but with no intention or target/satisfaction."Hows the movie?" reply - "Just timepass man... nothing great about it".
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