Meanings
plural sillykins
- One who is silly.
The boy was still able to defend himself: "Get out, sillykin; birds don't wear wigs."
1909, Richard Whiteing, Little People, page 1281 more example
"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 221Synonyms: sillykins
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nounOne who is silly.
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sillykin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sillykin
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