Scaramouche

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tumbler; an acrobat. obsolete, slang
  2. 2
    A disreputable fellow; a scoundrel. obsolete, slang
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A roguish clown character from the 16th-century Italian commedia dell'arte.

Synonyms

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scaramouch

Etymology

From French Scaramouche, a character popularized in France by Tiberio Fiorilli. From Italian scaramuccia (“skirmish”). Doublet of escarmouche, Scaramucci, and skirmish.

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