golliwog
Britishnoun
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Origin of golliwog
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
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A pub where golliwog dolls were seized by police has been daubed with graffiti and had five windows damaged.
From BBC
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, she also cited an ongoing row over the home secretary's office raising concerns about Essex Police seizing golliwog dolls from a pub.
From BBC
When she was 8, her white grandmother said she looked like a golliwog, a racist caricature, enraging her mother.
From New York Times
Displayed in the window with small handbags were the brand’s monkey-like Pradamalia figurines, which had oversize red lips and appeared to resemble dehumanizing caricatures of black people or golliwogs.
From Fox News
Apparently, calling rightwing, red-faced, middle-aged white men “gammon” is racist, yet golliwogs, according to 63% of Britons in a survey, are not racist.
From The Guardian
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