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mascot

mascot

121 3.4
A person, animal or thing that represents a group and entertains people
  • noun
  • /ˈmæskət/
translation icon : mascota
  • Our school's mascot is a lion, which brings great spirit to the games.
  • a team mascot
  • a school mascot
  • a university mascot

A children's book, a high school mascot, a comic book series or a song?

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Examples

  • This is your new class mascot.

  • On the left shoulder of both shirts was a dove, the new mascot of the school.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • So have you thought of a mascot for OK?

  • The president is basically the mascot for America, right?

  • And then you have like your mascot for your law firm.

  • It's here in Boston and their mascot is this little guy over here.

  • What he means is, every team needs a mascot.

  • Teams selected a team name, team color, team cheer, and team mascot.

    Academic text (2014)
  • I know that your college mascot was the Panthers, right?

  • Whiskey is our squadron mascot.

Synonyms

symbolic figure
vsmascot
6.4

A person or object that stands for an idea with deeper meaning

is a team or group emblem adopted for identity and believed to bring luck

How Symbolic

talisman
37 8.2
symbol
625 3.5
emblem
42 4.0
mascot
121 3.4
token
  • Specialized
19 6.7

Surface Forms

mascot singular
mascots plural

Etymology

The word mascot comes from the French mascotte, which meant a 'lucky charm' and came from an old word masca for a 'witch' or small magic creature. So a mascot is someone or something a team or group uses to bring luck and represent them.