pollywog
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Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
pollywog (plural pollywogs)
- Alternative form of polliwog (“tadpole”)
- (sailing slang) A sailor who has not yet crossed the equator.
References[edit]
- “pollywog”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Etymology 2[edit]
Blend of Polynesian + wog
Noun[edit]
pollywog (plural pollywogs)
- (New Zealand, slang, ethnic slur, offensive) A person of Polynesian (usually Samoan) descent.