"pollywog" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-pollywog.ogg [Australia] Forms: pollywogs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pollywog (plural pollywogs)
  1. Alternative form of polliwog (“tadpole”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: polliwog (extra: tadpole)
    Sense id: en-pollywog-en-noun-KJZHDo-u
  2. (sailing slang) A sailor who has not yet crossed the equator. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Sailing
    Sense id: en-pollywog-en-noun-KJgkikVp Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 28 41 31 Topics: nautical, sailing, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: En-au-pollywog.ogg [Australia] Forms: pollywogs [plural]
Etymology: Blend of Polynesian + wog Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Polynesian|wog}} Blend of Polynesian + wog Head templates: {{en-noun}} pollywog (plural pollywogs)
  1. (New Zealand, slang, ethnic slur, offensive) A person of Polynesian (usually Samoan) descent. Tags: New-Zealand, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-pollywog-en-noun-wFIR7Xp- Disambiguation of People: 6 22 73 Categories (other): English ethnic slurs, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 19 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 14 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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