different between gollywog vs golliwog
gollywog
English
Noun
gollywog (plural gollywogs)
- Alternative form of golliwog
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golliwog
English
Alternative forms
- golliwogg (original spelling, dropped within nine years of publication)
Etymology
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’.
Pronunciation
Noun
golliwog (plural golliwogs)
- A rag doll or mascot in the form of a caricature of a black minstrel.
- (dated, racist, offensive) A black person.
- (Australia) A hairy caterpillar. [From 1920.]
- A receiver of stolen goods. [From ca 1930.]
- (rhyming slang as "the golliwogs") Greyhound racing: the jolly dogs.
Related terms
- wog
Translations
References
- David Pilgrim, The Golliwog Caricature, 2000 http://www.ferris.edu/htmls/news/jimcrow/golliwog/
- Bob Dixon, Racism: All Things White and Beautiful http://www.peace-workshop.freeuk.com/AllthingsWhiteandBeautiful.htm
- The Oxford English Dictionary.
- golliwog at OneLook Dictionary Search
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