[skar-uh-mouch, -moosh] 
| 1. | a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened. |
| 2. | (lowercase ) a rascal or scamp. |
| Scar·a·mouch also Scar·a·mouche (skār'ə-mōōsh', -mōōch', -mouch') n. A stock character in commedia dell'arte and pantomime, depicted as a boastful coward or buffoon. [French Scaramouche, from Italian Scaramuccia, from scaramuccia, skirmish; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.] |