pollywog

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Noun

pollywog (plural pollywogs)

Alternative form of polliwog (“tadpole”)
(sailing slang) A sailor who has not yet crossed the equator.

References

“pollywog”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Etymology 2

Blend of Polynesian +‎ wog

Noun

pollywog (plural pollywogs)

(New Zealand, slang, ethnic slur, offensive) A person of Polynesian (usually Samoan) descent.

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