Associations to the word «Golliwog»
Noun
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Wiktionary
GOLLIWOG, noun. A rag doll or mascot in the form of a caricature of a black minstrel.
GOLLIWOG, noun. (dated) (racist) (offensive) A black person.
GOLLIWOG, noun. (Australia) A hairy caterpillar. [From 1920.]
GOLLIWOG, noun. A receiver of stolen goods. [From ca 1930.]
GOLLIWOG, noun. (Can we clean up([1]) this sense?) (Rhyming slang as "the" golliwogs): greyhound racing
Dictionary definition
GOLLIWOG, noun. A grotesque black doll.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.