golliwog
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gol·li·wog
or gol·li·wogg (gŏl'ē-wŏg') 
n.
A doll fashioned in grotesque caricature of a Black male.
n.
A doll fashioned in grotesque caricature of a Black male.
[After Golliwog, a character in books by Florence Upton (died 1922), American illustrator.]
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