sillikinn.

Brit.

/ˈsɪlᵻkɪn/, U.S.

/ˈsɪləkən/

Forms:

α. 1800s– sillican, 1800s– sillikin, 1900s– sillykin, 1800s silliken.

β. 1800s– sillikins, 1900s– sillykins.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: silly adj., -kin suffix, -kins suffix.

Etymology: In α. forms < silly adj. + -kin suffix. In β. forms < silly adj. + -kins suffix. Compare earlier sillyton n.

slang. Now rare.

A fool, a simpleton. Also as a playful term of reproof.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > [noun] > simpleton

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α.

1832 Fraser's Mag. Nov. 487/1 In every small band, or knot of young thieves, there will always be found one or two sillikins.

1860 G. A. Sala Lady Chesterfield's Lett. 32 Poor sillikin! he knows nothing of the secret clause in the treaty.

1886 Austral. Jrnl. Nov. 135/2 Cousin Alie is a shingle missing himself, sending up a sillican to live with two unprotected women.

1906 R. Whiteing Ring in New xxxviii. 313 ‘What is it, I wonder?’ ‘Power, power, sillikin!’

1972 F. Swinnerton Nor All thy Tears xxxi. 209 That's what he's doing now. Or—like an old sillykin—not doing.

β. 1887 W. A. Smith Loch Creran 252 What a lesson might you not have taken from your bucolic neighbours, you sillikins!1905 T. H. Guild Carroty Nell i. 9 Of course it was me, you sillikins.1971 ‘H. Leonard’ Patrick Pearse Motel ii. ii. 64 You sillikins, that's not a reason.1996 Re: Did you All see Chapter 31? in alt.games.final-fantasy.rpg (Usenet newsgroup) 6 Apr. She's such a sillykins sometimes.2010 C. Bradley Rogue in My Arms xl. 309 Just pretend bugs, sillykins.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sillikin
释义	sillikinn. Brit. /ˈsɪlᵻkɪn/, U.S. /ˈsɪləkən/ Forms: α. 1800s– sillican, 1800s– sillikin, 1900s– sillykin, 1800s silliken. β. 1800s– sillikins, 1900s– sillykins. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: silly adj., -kin suffix, -kins suffix. Etymology: In α. forms < silly adj. + -kin suffix. In β. forms < silly adj. + -kins suffix. Compare earlier sillyton n. slang. Now rare. A fool, a simpleton. Also as a playful term of reproof. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > person of weak intellect > [noun] > simpleton innocentc1386 greenhead1576 gonyc1580 ninnyhammer1592 chicken1600 loach1605 simplician1605 hichcock1607 smelt1607 foppasty1611 dovea1616 goslinga1616 funge1621 simplicity1633 gewgaw1634 squab1640 simpletonian1652 ninny-whoop1653 softhead1654 foppotee1663 greenhorn1672 sumph1682 sawney1699 sillyton1708 gaby?1746 gobbin?1746 green goose1768 nin-a-kin1787 Jacob1811 green1824 sillikin1832 greeny1834 softhorn1836 sucker1838 softie1850 dope1851 soft1854 verigreen1854 peanut1864 daftie1872 josser1886 naïf1891 yapc1894 barm-stick1924 knobhead1931 sook1933 nig-nog1953 sawn1953 pronk1959 stiffy1965 α. 1832 Fraser's Mag. Nov. 487/1 In every small band, or knot of young thieves, there will always be found one or two sillikins. 1860 G. A. Sala Lady Chesterfield's Lett. 32 Poor sillikin! he knows nothing of the secret clause in the treaty. 1886 Austral. Jrnl. Nov. 135/2 Cousin Alie is a shingle missing himself, sending up a sillican to live with two unprotected women. 1906 R. Whiteing Ring in New xxxviii. 313 ‘What is it, I wonder?’ ‘Power, power, sillikin!’ 1972 F. Swinnerton Nor All thy Tears xxxi. 209 That's what he's doing now. Or—like an old sillykin—not doing. β. 1887 W. A. Smith Loch Creran 252 What a lesson might you not have taken from your bucolic neighbours, you sillikins!1905 T. H. Guild Carroty Nell i. 9 Of course it was me, you sillikins.1971 ‘H. Leonard’ Patrick Pearse Motel ii. ii. 64 You sillikins, that's not a reason.1996 Re: Did you All see Chapter 31? in alt.games.final-fantasy.rpg (Usenet newsgroup) 6 Apr. She's such a sillykins sometimes.2010 C. Bradley Rogue in My Arms xl. 309 Just pretend bugs, sillykins. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1832
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