Word Originlate 18th cent.: euphemism for God (see god).
golly
noun
/ˈɡɒli/
/ˈɡɑːli/
(plural gollies)
(informal)
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a doll(= a model of a person for a child to play with) made of cloth with a black face and short black hair, now often considered offensive to black people (short for golliwog)