different between golly vs zolly

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???li/
• Rhymes: -?li

Etymology 1

Euphemism for God, dating from the 18th century. Possibly a compaction of “God?s body”.

Alternative forms

• gollies

Interjection

golly

1. (euphemistic) God! [From 1775.]
   • 1898, The Overland Monthly, page 511,

     “Golly! What would dad say if I did marry him?”

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:wow

Etymology 2

From golliwog.

Noun

golly (plural gollies)

1. Abbreviation of golliwog:
   1. A type of black rag doll.
      • 1985, New Society, Volumes 71-72, page 4,

        There are pictures of the original “gollywogg” (thus spelt) from Florence Upton?s 19th century children?s books; there are examples of anti-semitic Edwardian gollies with huge noses, and all sorts of other curiosities.

      • 2007, Richard Littlejohn, Littlejohn?s Britain, page 162,

        The Golliwog Squad was also making itself busy in Worthing, Sussex. Police said they were treating as a matter of ‘priority’ a complaint about gollies being displayed in a local store. Owner John Scadgell faced charges under Section 2 of the Public Order Act, which makes it an offence to exhibit anything which could be considered threatening, abusive or insulting.

   2. (offensive, ethnic slur) Any dark skinned person.
      • 2005, Richard Snailham, The Blue Nile Revealed: The Story of the Great Abbai Expedition, 1968, page 217,

        “Bloody gollies!” muttered David Bromhead, provoked by the assault into bitter xenophobia.

      • 2008, Theo van Leeuwen, Discourse and Practice: New Tools for Critical Analysis, page 137,

        […] poked fun at the American “fashion” of “political correctness” and reassured viewers that gollies and black minstrel shows are just good, old-fashioned, innocent fun.

Etymology 3

Nonstandard diminutive of galosh.

Noun

golly (plural gollies)

1. (Britain) A galosh.

Etymology 4

Possibly from Goliath.
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Verb

golly (third-person singular simple present gollies, present participle gollying, simple past and past participle gollied)

1. (Australia, juvenile) To spit; to force up phlegm from one's throat.
   • 2010, Marion Houldsworth, The Morning Side of the Hill: Growing Up in Townsville in World War II, revised edition, page 113,

     When he saw what was happening he threw down his bag, gollied up some phlegm, and spat into the sand.

Noun

golly (plural gollies)

1. (Australian slang, juvenile) Chewing gum.
2. (Australian slang, juvenile) Saliva or phlegm.

   hack up a golly

Derived terms

• golly pot

Etymology 5

Possibly from the Swahili for "expensive," [ghali] uttered when a potential slave buyer thought a slave's price was too high.

English

Etymology

Blend of zoom +? dolly

Noun

zolly (plural zollies)

1. A dolly zoom.
   • 2005, Wendy Tumminello, Exploring Storyboarding (page 51)

     In Jaws, Spielberg used the zolly effect when Brody witnesses a little boy eaten by the shark. Brody is sitting on the beach and as the camera dollies toward him, the zoom lens is pulled back.