hully-gully

hully-gully
 adj.— «Some comedian might wish for such an improvement, but it is hard to imagine the hully-gully brand of basketball played these days without someone to stop the infighting.» —“Officials Await Tournaments with Excitement” by Jerry Shnay Chicago Tribune Feb. 23, 1967. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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