(of a fielding position) near the batsman's wicket
silly mid-on
6. Also called: silly-billyWord forms: plural-lies informal
a foolish person
Derived forms
silliness (ˈsilliness)
noun
Word origin
C15 (in the sense: pitiable, hence the later senses: foolish): from Old English sǣlig (unattested) happy, from sǣl happiness; related to Gothic sēls good
Examples of 'silly-billy' in a sentence
silly-billy
An infuriatingly gooey-wooey silly-billy lovey-wovey couple.