a child’s toy that looks like a small man with a black face and black hair. Golliwogs are no longer produced because they are considered offensive to black people.
Synonyms and related words
Dolls, puppets and soft toys
bear
doll
dolly
golliwog
noun countable
US /ˈɡɑliˌwɑɡ/
Word Forms
singular
golliwog
plural
golliwogs
DEFINITIONS1
1
a child’s toy that looks like a small man with a black face and black hair. Golliwogs are no longer produced because they are considered offensive to black people.