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From Oxford English Dictionary(2nd ed.):
"gilliwog
Also gollywog, Golliwogg. [perh. suggested by golly int. (= God) and polliwog, pollywog (dial. and U.S., = tadpole).]
A name invented for a black-faced grotesquely dressed (male) doll with a shock of fuzzy hair. Also shortened "golly, Golly. Also attrib. and Comb."[1st recorded use=1895]
"wog
[Origin uncertain: often said to be an acronym, but none of the many suggested etymologies is satisfactorily supported by the evidence.]
1. A vulgarly offensive name for a foreigner, esp. one of Arab extraction."[1st recorded use 1929].GO FOR IT GOLLY!!
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