n.
Variant: also gol · ly · wog or gol · li · wogg
Pronunciation: ' gä-l ē - ˌ wäg
Function: noun
Etymology: Golliwogg, an animated doll in children's fiction by Bertha Upton † 1912 American writer
Date: 1895
1 : a grotesque black doll
2 : a person resembling a golliwog