English Explanatory Dictionary

pollywog

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of polliwog (“tadpole”).
  2. A sailor who has not yet crossed the equator.
noun
  1. A person of Polynesian (usually Samoan) descent.

Pronunciation

En-au-pollywog.ogg

Word forms

pollywog pollywogs

Etymology

Blend of Polynesian + wog.

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