mascot
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kɒt, -kət noun
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck: The U.S. Navy mascot is a goat.
Origin:
1880–85; < French mascotte < Provençal mascoto talisman, charm, derivative of masco sorceress. See mask
1880–85; < French mascotte < Provençal mascoto talisman, charm, derivative of masco sorceress. See mask
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| —n | |
| a person, animal, or thing considered to bring good luck | |
| [C19: from French mascotte, from Provençal mascotto charm, from masco witch] | |
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Mascot
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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Word Origin & History
mascot
1881, from provincial Fr. mascotte "sorcerer's charm, 'faerie friend,' good luck piece," from Prov. mascoto "sorcery, fetish" (cf. Narbonnese manuscript, 1233, mascotto "procuress, enchantment, bewitchment in gambling"), from masco "witch," from O.Prov. masca, from M.L. masca "mask, specter, nightmare"
(see mask). Popularized by Fr. composer Edmond Audran's 1880 operetta "Le Mascotte."
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Computing Dictionary
MASCOT definition
Modular Approach to Software Construction Operation and Test: a method for software design aimed at real-time embedded systems from the Royal Signals and Research Establishment, UK.
Example sentences
Create a new mascot and friends who could embody those values.
The managers approached us to design a mascot who could encourage fans to bring their families to the games.
Ours were pretty tacky, with an image of what was essentially the school mascot.
After five years of slug vs sea lion rivalry, the slug won out and it has been the official mascot ever since.
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