golliwogg

or gol·li·wog

[ gol-ee-wog ]

noun(sometimes initial capital letter)
  1. a grotesque black doll.

  2. a grotesque person.

Origin of golliwogg

1
First recorded in 1890–95; after the name of a doll in an illustrated series of children's books by Bertha Upton (died 1912), U.S. writer, and Florence Upton (died 1922), illustrator

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