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pollywog - What does it mean?

Definition of 'pollywog'

English

(Webster 1913)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (zoology) A polliwog.
  • A sailor who has not yet crossed the equator.
  • (NZ|slang|ethnic slur|offensive) A person of Polynesian (usually Samoan) descent (Poly + wog).
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    polliwog, polliwig, polewig