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WRONG 'UN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wrong 'un mean?
• WRONG 'UN (noun)
The noun WRONG 'UN has 1 sense:
1. a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way
Familiarity information: WRONG 'UN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
bosie; bosie ball; googly; wrong 'un
Hypernyms ("wrong 'un" is a kind of...):
bowling ((cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman)
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