golliwog.
A rag doll or mascot in the form of a caricature of a black minstrel.
Meaning & usage
A rag doll or mascot in the form of a caricature of a black minstrel.
A black person.
A hairy caterpillar.
A receiver of stolen goods.
Greyhound racing: the jolly dogs.
Where this word comes from
Perhaps 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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.