• (offensive term) grotesque cotton doll in the form of a black man with stiff black hair (relatively unknown in the u.s.a); black-faced african caricature that was created in the late 1800's; person that looks like a golliwog a golliwog is a child's toy, usually made out of soft material, with a black face, large white eyes, and spiky black hair. some people consider golliwogs to be racially offensive.