Golliwog Definition

gälēwôg, gälēwäg
noun
A type of grotesque rag doll with a black face and woolly hair.
Webster's New World

(Australia) A hairy caterpillar. [From 1920.]

Wiktionary
A receiver of stolen goods. [From ca 1930.]
Wiktionary
(Rhyming slang as "the" golliwogs): greyhound racing.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • golliwogg

Other Word Forms of Golliwog

Noun

Singular:
golliwog
Plural:
golliwogs

Origin of Golliwog

  • After Golliwog a doll character in books by Bertha Upton (1849–1912), British-born American author, and her daughter, Florence Upton (1873–1922), American-born British illustrator

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • 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’.

    From Wiktionary

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