billiken

American

[bil-uh-kuhn] / ˈbɪl ə kən /

noun

a squat figure, usually in a sitting position and with a grinning, gargoyle-like face, used as a mascot.

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billikens

plural

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James Francis Dewey, looking like a billiken in a black Homburg hat, was back in town, this time to settle the General Motors fight.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now that we’ve reached the Sweet 16, almost all of the matchups are compelling: There are no immobile buckeyes or billikens left in this field.

From Slate ● Mar. 23, 2012

No. 9 St. Louis Billikens The billikens, elfin charm dolls with pointy ears created by a St. Louis schoolteacher in 1908, are a delightful anomaly in the macho world of sports mascots.

From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2012

William fell Jumping about his room and spilled the clock, Raked off the mantel; broke his billikens, His images of Jack by doing this.

From Domesday Book by Edgar Lee Masters

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