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 https://web.archive.org/web/20230501011037/https://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”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.