leggies

Wrist-spin cricket balls

Leggies is an affectionate or playful term for legs, typically used when admiring them or speaking cutely: Look at those leggies!

The diminutive -ies suffix gives the word a casual, endearing quality, common in baby talk or informal contexts where someone wants to sound lighthearted.

endearment

limbs

Body's major appendages

  • gamsLegs, in slang
  • pinsPointed sewing fasteners
  • stemsPlant's main axes

trotters · drumsticks · stumps · pegs · appendages · paws

cricket

spin

Rapid rotation around axis

  • googlyReverse-spinning cricket ball
  • bowlerPin-toppling player
  • wicketSmall subsidiary entrance

delivery · turner · spinner · pitch · batsman · crease · flight · variation · over

playful

frolic

Lighthearted playful movement

  • rompPlayful, spirited activity
  • toddleWalk unsteadily, young
  • scamperQuick, light-footed dash

waddle · kick · wiggle · dangle · stretch · scramble · prance · skip · bounce · trot

Opposites
bowling type

leggiesoff-spin

Finger-spun cricket delivery

fast bowling · seamers · quicks · medium pace · express pace

Phrases
Family

legging, legginess, leggiest, leggins

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