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golliwog

[ UK /ɡəlˈiːwɒɡ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a grotesque black doll

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  • Corporation chiefs told her that unless she acknowledged that using the word golliwog was unacceptable, she could not work on the show again. Home | Mail Online
  • There are many who were shocked by Thatcher's use of the word golliwog, Adrian Chiles and Jo Brand among them, and many more who are equally outraged that she could be sacked for uttering it. Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
  • Carol Thatcher repeated the word golliwog when referring to a black tennis player after she was told it was racist and offensive by both Adrian Chiles and Jo Brand, it has been revealed. Home | Mail Online
  • Put aside the political correctness agruments for a while (to a child, a golliwog is just a golliwog, ok, a nice, different-looking but just as well-loved doll) and give the child the benefit of the doubt that given the right stimulus, he/she WILL have the interest and attention span to follow through on longer stories - or even series of stories. British Books for Malaysian Schools
  • A fat, middle-aged lubra, a black golliwog of a woman, laid the table and presently appeared with two plates of the inevitable steak with two eggs on the top, and a pot of strong tea. A Town Like Alice
  • “She made a light aside about this tennis player and his similarity to the golliwog on the jampot when she was growing up,” he said. How to shock the BBC « Anglican Samizdat
  • Miss Thatcher used the word golliwog while in the green room with comedian Jo Brand and One Show presenter Adrian Chiles last Thursday. Home | Mail Online
  • It followed the furore over Carol Thatcher's use of the word golliwog during a private conversation after the BBC's One Show. Home | Mail Online
  • Obviously, the target of the use of the term golliwog makes some difference to the situation, but whether ot not Carol Thatcher is employed by the BBC is hardly an earth-shattering issue. Harry's Place
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