Golliwog
[gol-ee-wog] /ˈgɒl iˌwɒg/
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter)
1.
a grotesque black doll.
2.
a grotesque person.
/ˈɡɒlɪˌwɒɡ/
noun
1.
a soft doll with a black face, usually made of cloth or rags
n.
“grotesque blackface doll,” 1895, coined by English children’s book author and illustrator Florence K. Upton (1873-1922), perhaps from golly + polliwog.
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