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Mascot
//ˈmæsˌkɑːt// name, noun, verb
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A suburb in southeastern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Noun
- 1 Something thought to bring good luck.
"I keep this red stone as a lucky mascot and always put it on my desk in exams."
- 2 a character, animal or object that is adopted by a team or group as a symbolic figure wordnet
- 3 Something, especially a person or animal, used to symbolize a sports team, company, organization or other group.
"Tommy the Tyke is the mascot of Barnsley FC."
- 4 A person engaged by an organization to portray its mascot in costume.
"He's been working as a mascot at local hockey games."
- 5 A personality type characterized by reliance on humor and positivity to wish away conflicts and attempt to defuse potentially violent situations.
Verb
- 1 To act as a mascot (for). ambitransitive
"The seniors were “mascoted” by two little girls dressed in green dresses […]"
Etymology
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French mascotte, from Occitan mascòta (“sortilege”), feminine diminutive of masca (“witch”), from Old Occitan masca, from Medieval Latin masca (“specter, nightmare”). More at mask.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French mascotte, from Occitan mascòta (“sortilege”), feminine diminutive of masca (“witch”), from Old Occitan masca, from Medieval Latin masca (“specter, nightmare”). More at mask.
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