Sillicus

English Etymology From en silly + la -cus, jokingly modelled after Latin names ending in la -us. Proper noun en dated humorous 1890s – early 20th century _ US An archetypal character in the setting of a joke, typically portraited as naive and somewhat dull-witted. en 1890 The Harvard Lampoon, Vol. 21 39 https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Harvard_Lampoon/w6TOAAAAMAAJ No, Sillicus, farmers do not include chickens when speaking of their crops, or of their coups. en 1896 The Outlook, Vol. 53 1025 https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Outlook/OQF435xvbG0C Hoax—Does Sillicus know anything about music?Joax—No; he doesn't know the difference between a string orchestra and a rubber band. en 1906 https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22495/22495-h/22495-h.htm The New Pun Book Thomas A. Brown; Thomas Joseph Carey Sillicus—Do you think we shall know each other in the hereafter?Cynicus—I hope so. Few of us really know each other here. en 1912 Life, Vol. 60 2044 https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Life/qclGAQAAIAAJ Sillicus: There is honor among thieves.Cynicus: Nonsense! Thieves are just as bad as other people. Related terms en Cynicus