golliwog

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A hairy caterpillar
(Can we clean up() this sense?) (Rhyming slang as "the" golliwogs): greyhound racing
A black person
A rag doll or mascot in the form of a caricature of a black minstrel
A receiver of stolen goods
{i} (Offensive term) grotesque cotton doll in the form of a black man with stiff black hair (relatively unknown in the U.S.A); black-faced African caricature that was created in the late 1800's; person that looks like a golliwog
a child's doll made of cloth, like a man with a black face, white eyes, and short black hair. Golliwogs are considered offensive to black people
greyhound racing"
a hairy caterpiller
a grotesque black doll
golliwogs
plural of golliwog
gollywog
{i} (Offensive term) golliwog, grotesque cotton doll in the form of a black man with stiff black hair (relatively unknown in the U.S.A); black-faced African caricature that was created in the late 1800's
gollywog
variant spelling of golliwog
golliwog

    Hyphenation

    gol·li·wog

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () Coined for the illustrations by Florence Kate Upton for her mother Bertha Upton's 1895 children's book, The Adventures of Two Dutch Dolls — and a 'Golliwogg'
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