sillykin

sillykin

English

Etymology

silly +‎ -kin.

Noun

sillykin (plural sillykins)

1. One who is silly.
   • 1972, Frank Swinnerton, Nor all thy tears, page 221:

     "You're a suspicious old thing. What did you think he'd done with the girl?"

     "I don't know. Put her in her place, I suppose."

     "That's what he's doing now. Or— like an old sillykin— not doing."

   • 1909, Richard Whiteing, Little People, page 128:

     The boy was still able to defend himself: "Get out, sillykin; birds don't wear wigs."

Synonyms

• sillykins (more common)

Anagrams

• slinkily