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gollies

gollies is the plural of golly.

Meaning of golly

Noun (1)

golly (plural gollies)

  1. A type of black rag doll.
    • There are pictures of the original “gollywogg” (thus spelt) from Florence Upton′s 19th century children′s books; there are examples of anti-semitic Edwardian gollies with huge noses, and all sorts of other curiosities.1985, New Society, Volumes 71-72, page 4
  2. (ethnic, offensive, slur) Any dark-skinned person.
    • “Bloody gollies!” muttered David Bromhead, provoked by the assault into bitter xenophobia.2005, Richard Snailham, The Blue Nile Revealed: The Story of the Great Abbai Expedition, 1968, page 217

Noun (2)

golly (plural gollies)

  1. (Ireland, UK) A galosh.

Noun (3)

golly (plural gollies)

  1. (Australian, slang, juvenile) Chewing gum.
  2. (Australian, slang, juvenile) Saliva or phlegm.
    • hack up a golly

See all 7 meanings of golly

Questions about gollies

What is gollies the plural of?
Gollies is the plural of golly.

Words near gollies in the dictionary

  1. gollers
  2. golli
  3. Golliday
  4. Gollidays
  5. gollied
  6. gollies
  7. Golliher
  8. Gollihers
  9. golliwog
  10. golliwogg
  11. golliwoggs

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