Dollied vs Gollied - What's the difference?
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(dolly)
A contrivance, turning on a vertical axis by a handle or winch, and giving a circular motion to the ore to be washed; a stirrer.
A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.
In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of the pile and the ram of the driver.
A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building.
A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving construction trains, switching, etc.
(film) A specialized piece of film equipment resembling a little cart on which a camera is mounted.
(children, colloquial) A child's name for a doll.
(cricket) A ball hit by a batsman such that it goes gently to a fielder for a simple catch.
(cricket) To hit a dolly.
To move an object using a dolly.
(golly)
(euphemistic) God!
* 1898 , '',
* 1906 , , Chip of the Flying U ,
* {{quote-book
, year=1960
, author=
, title=(Jeeves in the Offing)
, section=chapter I, VIII, and X
, passage=“Got anybody else staying at the old snake pit?” “Five inmates in all.” “Five?” I resumed my tongue-clicking. “Golly'! Uncle Tom must be frothing at the mouth a bit,” I said, for I knew the old buster's distaste for guests in the home. Even a single weekender is sometimes enough to make him drain the bitter cup.
[...]
“Bertie! Your manner is strange.” “Your manner would be strange if you'd been sitting on the floor of Wilbert Cream's sleeping apartment with a chair round your neck, and Ma Cream had come in.” “'''Golly'''! Did she?” “In person.”
[...]
“And after I had seethed for a bit I rose from my chair, took pen in hand and wrote Bobbie a stinker.” “Oh, gosh!” “I put my whole soul into it.” “Oh, ' golly !”}}
# A type of black rag doll.
#* 1985 , , Volumes 71-72,
#* 2007 , , Littlejohn?s Britain ,
# (offensive, ethnic slur) Any dark skinned person.
#* 2005 , Richard Snailham, The Blue Nile Revealed: The Story of the Great Abbai Expedition, 1968 ,
#* 2008 , Theo van Leeuwen, Discourse and Practice: New Tools for Critical Analysis ,
(UK) A galosh.
(en) (Australia, juvenile) To spit; to force up phlegm from one's throat. “golly'”, entry in '''1984 , Eric Partridge, ''A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English , 8th edition, reprinted 2000,
* 2010 , Marion Houldsworth, The Morning Side of the Hill: Growing Up in Townsville in World War II , revised edition,
(Australian slang, juvenile) Chewing gum.
(Australian slang, juvenile) Saliva or phlegm.
* 2011 , Douglas Booth, Surfing: The Ultimate Guide ,
As verbs the difference between dollied and gollied
is that dollied is past tense of dolly while gollied is past tense of golly.dollied
English
Verb
(head)dolly
English
Noun
(dollies)- (Knight)
See also
* (specialized piece of film equipment) tracking shotVerb
Anagrams
*gollied
English
Verb
(head)golly
English
Etymology 1
Euphemism for God, dating from the 18th century. Possibly a compaction of “God?s body”.Alternative forms
* golliesInterjection
page 511,
- “Golly ! What would dad say if I did marry him?”
page 88,
- “By golly , I don?t see how you done that without seein? it happen,” exclaimed Slim, looking very dazed and mystified.
[...]
“Bertie! Your manner is strange.” “Your manner would be strange if you'd been sitting on the floor of Wilbert Cream's sleeping apartment with a chair round your neck, and Ma Cream had come in.” “'''Golly'''! Did she?” “In person.”
[...]
“And after I had seethed for a bit I rose from my chair, took pen in hand and wrote Bobbie a stinker.” “Oh, gosh!” “I put my whole soul into it.” “Oh, ' golly !”}}
Synonyms
* goshEtymology 2
From golliwog.Noun
(gollies)page 4,
- There are pictures of the original “gollywogg” (thus spelt) from Florence Upton?s 19th century children?s books; there are examples of anti-semitic Edwardian gollies with huge noses, and all sorts of other curiosities.
page 162,
- The Golliwog Squad was also making itself busy in Worthing, Sussex. Police said they were treating as a matter of ‘priority’ a complaint about gollies being displayed in a local store. Owner John Scadgell faced charges under Section 2 of the Public Order Act, which makes it an offence to exhibit anything which could be considered threatening, abusive or insulting.
page 217,
- “Bloody gollies !” muttered David Bromhead, provoked by the assault into bitter xenophobia.
page 137,
- poked fun at the American “fashion” of “political correctness” and reassured viewers that gollies and black minstrel shows are just good, old-fashioned, innocent fun.
Etymology 3
Nonstandard diminutive of galosh.Noun
(gollies)Etymology 4
Possibly from Goliath.(en)
Verb
(en-verb)page 483.
page 113,
- When he saw what was happening he threw down his bag, gollied up some phlegm, and spat into the sand.
Noun
(gollies)- hack up a golly
page 10,
- They had to have a spitting competition. They had to hack gollies at each other?s heads.(Abraham 1999, 53)
