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sillykin

sillykin noun: one who is silly.

Noun

sillykin (plural sillykins)

  1. One who is silly.
    • "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."1972, Frank Swinnerton, Nor all thy tears, page 221
    • The boy was still able to defend himself: "Get out, sillykin; birds don't wear wigs."1909, Richard Whiteing, Little People, page 128
    Synonyms:
    sillykins

Synonyms of sillykin

Forms of sillykin

pluralsillykins

Origin of sillykin

From silly + -kin.

Questions about sillykin

What does sillykin mean?
Sillykin means one who is silly.
What part of speech is sillykin?
Sillykin is a noun.
What is the plural of sillykin?
The plural of sillykin is sillykins.

Words near sillykin in the dictionary

  1. sillyhood
  2. sillyhoods
  3. sillyish
  4. sillyism
  5. sillyisms
  6. sillykin
  7. sillykins
  8. sillyly
  9. sillyness
  10. sillyton
  11. sillytons

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