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Word: billikin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

Ambassador Litvinoff's genial old billikin face turned purple. His snowy-haired English wife, Ivy Litvinoff, confusedly asked: "Are we going, papa?" As the plane loaded with Britons took off without the Litvinoffs, it was apparent that a first-class diplomatic incident had occurred...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: Papa Doesn't Go | 12/1/1941 | See Source »

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