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GOLLIWOG

Dictionary entry overview: What does golliwog mean?

• GOLLIWOG (noun)
The noun GOLLIWOG has 1 sense:

1. a grotesque black doll

Familiarity information: GOLLIWOG used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GOLLIWOG (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A grotesque black doll

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

golliwog; golliwogg

Hypernyms ("golliwog" is a kind of...):

doll; dolly (a small replica of a person; used as a toy)

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