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Sillicus

Sillicus proper noun: an archetypal character in the setting of a joke, typically portraited as naive and somewhat dull-witted.

Proper noun

Sillicus

  1. (dated, humorous) An archetypal character in the setting of a joke, typically portraited as naive and somewhat dull-witted.
    • No, Sillicus, farmers do not include chickens when speaking of their crops, or of their coups.1890, The Harvard Lampoon, Vol. 21, page 39
    • Hoax—Does Sillicus know anything about music?
      Joax—No; he doesn't know the difference between a string orchestra and a rubber band.1896, The Outlook, Vol. 53, page 1025

Origin of Sillicus

From silly + -cus, jokingly modelled after Latin names ending in -us.

Questions about Sillicus

What does Sillicus mean?
Sillicus means an archetypal character in the setting of a joke, typically portraited as naive and somewhat dull-witted.
What part of speech is Sillicus?
Sillicus is a proper noun.

Words near Sillicus in the dictionary

  1. Sillers
  2. Sillery
  3. sillgreen
  4. sillibub
  5. sillibubs
  6. Sillicus
  7. sillier
  8. sillies
  9. silliest
  10. sillification
  11. sillikin

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