mascot

Meaning

Noun

1. Something thought to bring good luck.
2. Something, especially a person or animal, used to symbolize a sports team, company, organization or other group.
3. A person engaged by an organization to portray its mascot in costume.
4. 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).

Synonyms

talisman

amulet

charm

fetish

luck piece

Translations

mascota

mascotte

Maskottchen

mascote

mascotte

mascotte

Talisman

maskot

portafortuna

μασκότ

talisman

talismán

جالب الحظ

γούρι

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmæsˌkɒt/

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.

Sentences

The mascot of choice is the Honey Badger .