golliwog
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A doll with exaggerated features of Black people that many find offensive
- noun
- /ˈɡɑːlɪˌwɔɡ/
- Slur
:
muñeco golliwog (ofensivo)
- That's how my girlfriend will look as soon as I get this golliwog finished.
Examples
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Look Elsa...I found a golliwog.
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How about this golliwog?
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Having a golliwog in the band give us a real edge.
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A golliwog.
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Golliwog.
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You can't say "golliwog."
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The old toy shop displayed a controversial golliwog that many people found offensive.
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In his collection of dolls, there was a golliwog that sparked discussions about racial stereotypes.
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She explained to her children why the golliwog doll was considered inappropriate in today's society.
How Offensive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Golliwog comes from the name of a black-faced rag doll made famous in a late 1800s children's story, and that doll had very exaggerated, racist features so the word came to mean that kind of toy. That's why golliwog now describes a doll or image with insulting racial features and is seen as 'offensive'.