Wordie: Golliwog

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(n): a small replica of a person; used as a toy

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4 months ago Prolagus said:

See also Racial Epithets in Cultured Accents on The New York Times.

4 months ago garyth123 said:

Carol Thatcher used this term in relation to a black tennis player and was fired from a BBC show. Carol Thatcher is the daughter of the former Prime Minister Mrs Margaret Thatcher. On this week's The News Quiz one panellist commented I blame the parents.

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For me, golliwogs have lost their juju for an interesting view of the issues involved.

over 2 years ago brtom said:

"Madcap Ciss with her golliwog curls."
Joyce, Ulysses, 13

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