golliwog

/ ˈɡɒlɪˌwɒɡ /

noun

1. a soft doll with a black face, usually made of cloth or rags

Word History and Origins

Origin of golliwog¹

C19: from the name of a doll character in children's books by Bertha Upton (died 1912), US writer, and Florence Upton (died 1922), US illustrator

Example Sentences

Now it was not very hard to catch the big black golliwog of a dog, even though he did snarl and snap and try to bite.

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So after that everybody called the golliwog dog Tumbu, and the fluffy cat Down.

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Only in their case the golliwog was alive, and so all the more fearsome until experience had shown them its harmlessness.

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"I do not like that Golliwog," breathed Mrs. Jasher to her host, when Cockatoo was at the sideboard.

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Then suddenly, with the nervous quickness of a woman unstrung, thrust a small black golliwog into his hand.

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