golliwog

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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.

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  • "Down you go!" said Jo to a fat golliwog, giving him a hard push-and down he went. —  The Magic Faraway Tree
  • 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
  • 'golliwog'. no evidence in the media for Iain Dale's claim, apart from the above Daily Mail article which includes a picture of Murray, but no evidence he was the player called a golliwog. —  Harry's Place
  • She said: "Nobody deserves to be called a golliwog, least of all my son. —  Mirror.co.uk - News
  • Mrs Tsonga, a teacher from Coulaines, near Le Mans, said: "Nobody deserves to be described as a golliwog, least of all my son. —  Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph
 

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  1. After Golliwog, a character in books by Florence Upton (died 1922), American illustrator.
 

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