gollywogs

gollywogs
n. (Offensive term) golliwog, grotesque cotton doll in the form of a black man with stiff black hair (relatively unknown in the U.S.A); black-faced African caricature that was created in the late 1800's

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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