mascot
/ˈmæsˌkɑːt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Something, especially a person or animal, used to symbolize a sports team, company, organization or other group.
noun
A person engaged by an organization to portray its mascot in costume.
noun
A personality type characterized by reliance on humor and positivity to wish away conflicts and attempt to defuse potentially violent situations.
verb
To act as a mascot (for).
name
A suburb in southeastern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Example Sentences
- "I keep this red stone as a lucky mascot and always put it on my desk in exams."
- "Tommy the Tyke is the mascot of Barnsley FC."
- "He's been working as a mascot at local hockey games."
- "The seniors were “mascoted” by two little girls dressed in green dresses […]"
- "Unlike the popular, sunny Van Zelst, McLoon was a sassy, hard-boiled kid who had been mascoting for various athletic teams and prize fighters […]"
- "Bennett then signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers, whom he mascoted to the 1921 pennant and two wins in the first three games of the World Series, which were played at home."
Etymology
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.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmæsˌkɑːt/
- British English: /ˈmæsˌkɒt/