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PRONUNCIATION OF GOLLIWOGG

golliwogg  [ˈɡɒlɪˌwɒɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOLLIWOGG

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Golliwogg is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GOLLIWOGG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

golliwogg

Golliwogg

The golliwog, golliwogg or golly was a black character in children's books in the late 19th century usually depicted as a type of rag doll. It was reproduced, both by commercial and hobby toy-makers as a children's toy called the "golliwog", and had great popularity in Europe and Australia into the 1970s. The doll is characterised by black skin, eyes rimmed in white, clown lips and frizzy hair. While home-made golliwogs were sometimes female, the golliwog was generally male. For this reason, in the period following World War II, the golliwog was seen, along with the teddy bear, as a suitable soft toy for a young boy. The image of the doll has become the subject of heated debate. While some see the golliwog as a cherished cultural artifact and childhood tradition, others argue that the golliwog is a destructive instance of racism against people of African descent, along with pickaninnies, minstrels, mammy figures, and other caricatures, and it has been described as "the least known of the major anti-Black caricatures in the United States".

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GOLLIWOGG


golliwog
ˈɡɒlɪˌwɒɡ
polliwog
ˈpɒlɪˌwɒɡ
pollywog
ˈpɒlɪwɒɡ
wog
wɒɡ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOLLIWOGG

goliardy
golias
Goliath
goliath beetle
goliath frog
Goliathan
gollan
goller
gollied
gollies
golliwog
gollop
golloper
golly
golomynka
goloptious
golosh
goloshes
golpe
goluptious

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOLLIWOGG

bad egg
bigg
boiled egg
Bragg
Clegg
Easter egg
egg
gg
glogg
good egg
hogg
jagg
lay an egg
nest egg
nogg
ostrich egg
poached egg
rigg
Scotch egg
yegg

Synonyms and antonyms of golliwogg in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «golliwogg» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOLLIWOGG

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golliwogg
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Golliwogg
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Golliwogg
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Golliwogg
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golliwogg
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Golliwogg
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golliwogg
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golliwogg
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Golliwogg
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golliwogg
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golliwogg
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golliwogg
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golliwogg
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golliwogg
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golliwogg
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golliwogg
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golliwogg
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOLLIWOGG»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about golliwogg

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOLLIWOGG»

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The Adventure of Two Dutch Dolls and a 'Golliwogg'
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS.
Bertha Upton, 2013
2
Golliwogg's Cakewalk: Sheet
This beautiful edition of the famous piece from Debussy's "Children's Corner Suite" has historical notes, performance suggestions, and translations of Debussy's French instructions which are scattered through the score.
Maurice Hinson, 1985
3
Golliwogg's polar adventures
@he boat is builtthe travellers dress, 'FHI joyful :they embark; OJC Whales angl seals and Walrus lage, ЁЪе уоЬЁЁ-здсвгз {jalKJCÍll dark. Slip-plies' of food are packed aboard, IGoo lousy Jcl\ey )Cor speech, Bo.l:l\"l)eg ar\d Golliwogg wor-K ...
B. Upton
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The Golliwogg's Polar Adventures
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Bertha Upton, Florence Kate Upton, 2012
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Children’s Culture and the Avant-Garde: Painting in Paris, ...
The Golliwogg at the Seaside. London: Longmans, Green, 1898. The Golliwogg in the African Jungle. London: Longmans, Green, 1909. The Golliwogg in Holland. London: Longmans, Green, 1904. The Golliwogg in War.' London: Longmans ...
Marilynn Olson, 2013
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Images: The Piano Music of Claude Debussy
"GOLLIWOGG'S CAKE-WALK" The head of Chouchou's Golliwogg appears as a balloon on a string in Debussy's design of 1908 for the cover of Children s Corner (Figure 37). Golliwoggs were highly fashionable children's toys at this period, ...
Paul Roberts, 2001
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Golliwogg's Cake Walk
Claude Debussy's lovely work has set the stage for this Bob Cerulli edition. A very musical arrangement, it is true to the composer's original intent in every detail.
‎2003
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The Crisis of the Confederacy
The Adventures of Two Dutch Dolls and a ' Golliwogg' '. With 31 Coloured Plates. Oblong 4to., 6s. The Golliwogg's Bicycle Club. With 31 Coloured Plates. Oblong 4to., 6s. The Golliwogg at the Seaside. With 3 1 Coloured Plates. Oblong 4to.
Cecil Battine, 2008
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A Spy in the Enemy's Country: The Emergence of Modern Black ...
37 Twelve volumes followed in the next fourteen years with the golliwogg assuming center stage, as suggested by titles such as The Golliwogg's Bicycle Club (1896), The Golliwogg at the Sea-Side (1898), The Golliwogg in War! (1899 ), etc.
Donald A. Petesch, 1989
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Side and Screw
THE GOLLIWOGG'S AIR-SHIP. With 30 Coloured Plates and numerous Illustrations in the Text. Oblong 41.0, (is. THE GOLLIWOGG'S CIRCUS. With 31 Coloured Plates and numerous Illustrations in the Text. Ohlong 4to, Gs. THE VEGE-MEN'S ...
C.D. Locock

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOLLIWOGG»

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Wind quintet chamber concert to be held in Valpo
"Everyone is sure to enjoy and recognize at least a few bars from melodies like 'Golliwogg's Cakewalk' or 'Sailors' Hornpipe.'" The SSO's wind ... «News Dispatch, Jun 15»
2
Classics to Ragtime, for Terriers
... Rag Humoresque” (1914, based on Dvorak' famous Humoresque); Debussy's “Golliwogg's Cake Walk” (1908); Julius Lenzberg's “Operatic ... «Republican Journal, Jun 15»
3
South Shore Orchestra Presents Wind Quintet Lunchtime Chamber …
... from melodies like '˜Golliwogg's Cakewalk' or '˜Sailors' Hornpipe.'" The SSO's wind quintet chamber concert offers a great opportunity to hear ... «ValpoLife.com, Jun 15»
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Stephen Hough plays French masterpieces at Jordan Hall
Golliwogg's Cakewalk” was very dry, as Debussy requested, but not very ragtimey, and the incongruous references to the Wagner's “Tristan ... «Boston Globe, May 15»
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A few notes on Richard Goode's recital at Shriver Hall
... a keen appreciation for the contour of each melodic turn, each harmonic twist; and, in the concluding "Golliwogg's Cakewalk," terrific elan. «Baltimore Sun, Apr 15»
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Review: Pianist Richard Goode in a musical melange
... graceful but never vague, the obvious exception being "Golliwogg's Cakewalk," whose high-spirited vaudeville insists on sharper contrasts. «Philly.com, Apr 15»
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Figures don't lie: Inside a Canadian collector's wooden mannequin …
They even appeared in picture books, including Florence Upton's The Adventures of Two Dutch Dolls and a Golliwogg (1895), which became a ... «The Globe and Mail, Apr 15»
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Model army: Ydessa Hendeles and her disturbing gang of puppets
The music is Golliwogg's Cakewalk, from the composer's 1908 Children's Corner suite. Nearby, in a vitrine, sit opened first editions of Florence ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
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Ydessa Hendeles Makes Her Debut
As Debussy's Golliwogg's Cakewalk movement from his Children's Corner suite fills the air, so do thoughts of real life oppression, be they ... «W Magazine, Mar 15»
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'Peter and the Wolf' returns to Broomfield stage
... image from Claude-Emma's childhood, including a Chinese porcelain figurine and a stuffed doll called a "golliwogg," modeled on a character ... «Broomfield Enterprise, Feb 15»

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