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9 wordies list
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first listed by:
inkhorn (1762 words)
appears in these lists:
Joycean Vocab, by inkhorn
in the news, by garyth123
Palabrarium, by golliwogs
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See also Racial Epithets in Cultured Accents on The New York Times.
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.
"Madcap Ciss with her golliwog curls."
Joyce, Ulysses, 13