An alternate spelling of golliwog; a toy or character with a racist caricature design from colonial-era children's literature.
Variant spelling of golliwog, the 19th-century toy character name. Both spellings emerged from the original coinage.
The fact that this word has multiple spellings actually makes it harder to distance ourselves from it—the variant spellings spread the harmful imagery across more contexts and memories.
Variant spelling of golliwog; same racist minstrelsy heritage as the primary form.
Avoid in all contemporary usage. Use only in historical-critical analysis with full context.
["antique toy","minstrelsy caricature","historical racist artifact"]
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