hully-gully
adj.— «What Baylor (30-3) has to avoid is the kind of “hully-gully” game that turns into a turnover fest.» —“Nipping at Tar Heels” by Jerry Hill in Tempe, Arizona Cox News Service Mar. 28, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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