golliwog

golliwogg

/ (ˈɡɒlɪˌwɒɡ) /


noun
  1. a soft doll with a black face, usually made of cloth or rags

Origin of golliwog

1
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

Words Nearby golliwog

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How to use golliwog in a sentence

  • Now it was not very hard to catch the big black golliwog of a dog, even though he did snarl and snap and try to bite.

    The Adventures of Akbar | Flora Annie Steel
  • So after that everybody called the golliwog dog Tumbu, and the fluffy cat Down.

    The Adventures of Akbar | Flora Annie Steel
  • Only in their case the golliwog was alive, and so all the more fearsome until experience had shown them its harmlessness.

  • "I do not like that golliwog," breathed Mrs. Jasher to her host, when Cockatoo was at the sideboard.

    The Green Mummy | Fergus Hume
  • Then suddenly, with the nervous quickness of a woman unstrung, thrust a small black golliwog into his hand.

    The Girl on the Boat | Pelham Grenville Wodehouse