golliwog

noun

1. A rag doll or mascot in the form of a caricature of a black minstrel.

   “Lyons was ideal material for the ‘Honest Joe’ image. He had a round chubby face under a mop of curly hair that made him resemble a cross between a koala bear and a golliwog.”

   “A golliwog doll, ‘Rickety Kate’, was fixed to the studio wall.”

2. (dated, offensive)A black person.
3. (Australia)A hairy caterpillar.
4. A receiver of stolen goods.
5. (slang)Greyhound racing: the jolly dogs.

   “But even wooden limbs get tired/ And want a change of play/ So "Golliwogg"/ A "jolly dog"/ Suggests they run away.”