mascot
mascot
Definition
mas·cot (mas′kät′, -kət)
noun
- any person, animal, or thing supposed to bring good luck
- any person, animal, or thing adopted by a group, esp. a sports team as a symbol or for good luck the team's mascot is a bear
Etymology: Fr mascotte < Prov mascot, dim. of masco, sorcerer (< ?): in pop. use, after La Mascotte (1880), operetta by E. Audran (1840-1901), Fr composer
mascot
Synonyms
mascot
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- become: Back to top How do I become a mascot?
- create: Once the idea was in place, the agency thought of creating a bovine mascot; an experience that kids will immediately connect with.
- have: They 've a mascot who's better in goal than their first choice keeper.
- put: Betting the house others put mascots be placed in.
- feature: This was another park that featured a mascot, some weird little dog thing.
Preposition: for
- day: WHAT could be more exciting for young Morton fans than the chance to be mascot for the day?
Adjective modifier
- cute: Under SuSE this is Tux, linux ' cute penguin mascot, with ( of course ) the text ' SuSE Linux 7.1 ' .
- cuddly: Cedric the Dragon was at the festival - the charities cuddly green charity mascot.
- regimental: The ram is also the county's regimental mascot.
- unofficial: Staff Role: Co-Founder, author and unofficial mascot to The Last Outpost.
- lucky: He murmurs to himself like a painter who has found the right color - lemon and saffron delight him lime is his lucky mascot.
- official: Plus he is the official mascot for the company responsible for said games.
Modifies a noun
- race: DJ's, face painting, demonstrations from local sports clubs and mascot races are planned to add to an enjoyable family occasion.
- package: The only way to guarantee a mascot place is by purchasing the standard mascot hospitality package via Commercial.
Noun used with modifier
- matchday: Want the opportunity to be a matchday mascot in the 2006/7 season?
- fundraising: These show the NSE's fundraising mascot, Caesar the seahorse, swimming among the letters.
- recycling: Invest in Daniel Charny's ultimate recycling mascot: the golden pup.
- football: Dancin ' Homer; Homer relates the story of how he moved to Capitol City to be their football mascot.
- club: Players will be attending the camps at 11am on Wednesday, with Brizzley Bear, the club mascot, attending on Thursday morning.
- campaign: Campaign mascot Kirk wades through thousands of old Yellow Pages.
