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golliwog

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(gäl′ē wôg′, -wäg′)

noun

a grotesque black doll used in illustrations by Florence K. Upton (died 1922) for a series of children's books
a grotesque person

Origin: arbitrary formation, ? after polliwog

See golliwog in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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noun

A doll fashioned in grotesque caricature of a Black male.

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Origin: After Golliwog, a character in books by Florence Upton (died 1922), American illustrator

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