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Definition of gollywog in English English dictionary
- {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
- variant spelling of golliwog
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- A hairy caterpillar
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- (Can we clean up() this sense?) (Rhyming slang as "the" golliwogs): greyhound racing
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- A black person
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- {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
- golliwog
- a receiver of stolen goods
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- 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
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- greyhound racing"
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- a rag doll or mascot in the form of a caricature of a black minstrel
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- a hairy caterpiller
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- a grotesque black doll
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(noun.) 1895. Golliwogg, an animated doll in children's fiction by Bertha Upton died 1912 American writer.Resimler
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