noun. A doll fashioned in grotesque caricature of a black male.

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

noun. A black person.

noun. this sense?) (Rhyming slang as "the" golliwogs): greyhound racing

noun. a grotesque black doll

"Obviously, the target of the use of the term golliwog makes some difference to the situation, but whether ot not Carol Thatcher is employed by the BBC is hardly an earth-shattering issue."