: a type of black rag doll with exaggerated features and colorful clothing that was formerly popular as a children's toy in Britain and Australia
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThere’s also a grinning golliwog — a racist character from an 1895 children’s book by Florence Kate Upton. Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2022 Imagine the impact, then, of the grinning golliwog in 1980s-era ready-to-wear women’s fashion. Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2022
Word History
Etymology
Golliwogg, an animated doll in children's fiction by Bertha Upton †1912 American writer