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单词 golliwog
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Definition of golliwog in English:

golliwog

noun ˈɡɒlɪwɒɡˈɡɑliˌwɑɡ
  • A soft doll with bright clothes, a black face, and fuzzy hair.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The golliwog first appeared more than 100 years ago in a children's book by Florence Kate Upton and was later adopted by jam maker James Robertson & Sons as a trademark in 1910.
    • He had a golliwog, and a golliwog is an English doll, and he probably left it on my bed.
    • A golliwog was the name given to a small black faced rag doll which first appeared in a series of children's books written and illustrated by Florence and Bertha Upton around 1895.
    • Artists have been fascinated with the golliwog image, such as Damali Ayo and Kara Walker.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Golliwogg, the name of a doll character in books by Bertha Upton (died 1912), American writer, and Florence K. Upton (died 1922), American illustrator; perhaps suggested by golly and polliwog.

Rhymes

polliwog
 
 

Definition of golliwog in US English:

golliwog

nounˈɡälēˌwäɡˈɡɑliˌwɑɡ
  • A soft doll with bright clothes, a black face, and fuzzy hair.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The golliwog first appeared more than 100 years ago in a children's book by Florence Kate Upton and was later adopted by jam maker James Robertson & Sons as a trademark in 1910.
    • Artists have been fascinated with the golliwog image, such as Damali Ayo and Kara Walker.
    • A golliwog was the name given to a small black faced rag doll which first appeared in a series of children's books written and illustrated by Florence and Bertha Upton around 1895.
    • He had a golliwog, and a golliwog is an English doll, and he probably left it on my bed.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Golliwogg, the name of a doll character in books by Bertha Upton (died 1912), American writer, and Florence K. Upton (died 1922), American illustrator; perhaps suggested by golly and polliwog.

 
 
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