golliwog
Meaning
- A rag doll or mascot in the form of a caricature of a black minstrel.
- (dated, offensive) A black person.
- (Australia) A hairy caterpillar.
- A receiver of stolen goods.
- (slang) Greyhound racing: the jolly dogs.
Translations
Scheuche
simulacrum -i
popEtymology
Probably a blend of golly + polliwog 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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