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mascot

[ mas-kot, -kuht ]

noun

  1. 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.



mascot

/ ˈæə /

noun

  1. a person, animal, or thing considered to bring good luck
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mascot1

1880–85; < French mascotte < ʰDZç mascoto talisman, charm, derivative of masco sorceress. See mask
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of mascot1

C19: from French mascotte, from ʰDZç mascotto charm, from masco witch
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This attitude quickly became apparent to the fans, who began cheering for him as if he was the team’s lovable mascot, which, in a sense, he was.

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The movie starts in fictional Chuglass, Idaho, the “potato chip capital of America,” where a giant tuber mascot looms over the town.

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The little penguin becomes a kind of mascot, a very cute creature for them to rally around and a therapist of sorts.

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As the Dodgers’ mascot and trophy chauffeur Ice Cube once famously said, “Today was a good day.”

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It's an underdog victory for the blobfish, which burst into mainstream notoriety as the mascot for the Ugly Animal Preservation Society in 2013.

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