Usually means: Racially offensive black caricature doll.
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We found 23 dictionaries that define the word golliwog:

General (19 matching dictionaries)
  1. golliwog: Merriam-Webster
  2. golliwog: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. golliwog: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. golliwog: Collins English Dictionary
  5. golliwog: Vocabulary.com
  6. Golliwog, golliwog: Wordnik
  7. golliwog: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. golliwog: Wiktionary
  9. golliwog: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. golliwog: Dictionary.com
  11. golliwog: Online Etymology Dictionary
  12. Golliwog (song), Golliwog: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. golliwog: Rhymezone
  14. golliwog: FreeDictionary.org
  15. golliwog: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. golliwog: TheFreeDictionary.com
  17. golliwog: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. golliwog: Wordcraft Dictionary

Slang (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Golliwog (offensive): Racial Slur Database
  2. golliwog, golliwog, golliwog: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  3. golliwog: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  A rag doll or mascot in the form of a caricature of a black minstrel.
noun:  (dated, racist, offensive) A black person.
noun:  (Australia) A hairy caterpillar.
noun:  A receiver of stolen goods.
noun:  (rhyming slang as "the golliwogs") Greyhound racing: the jolly dogs.

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