What does it mean when a guy calls you silly when you flirt with him?

I’m curious my friend told me she was flirting with a guy and that he called he silly. Is that him shutting her down?

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it may be Him.suggesting that he thinks he is unworthy "it would be silly for you to be interested in the likes of me"
Or the opposite