billiken
noun
a squat figure, usually in a sitting position and with a grinning, gargoyle-like face, used as a mascot.
billikens
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pluralof billiken.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
