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Definitions for mascot
ˈmæs kɒt, -kətmas·cot

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. mascotnoun

    a person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure

Wiktionary

  1. mascotnoun

    something thought to bring good luck

    I keep this red stone as a lucky mascot and always put it on my desk in exams.,

  2. mascotnoun

    something, especially a person or animal, used to symbolize a sports team, company, organization or other group

    Tommy the Tyke is the mascot of Barnsley FC.

  3. Etymology: From mascotte from Provençal mascoto meaning sortilege.

Wikipedia

  1. Mascot

    A mascot is any human, animal, or object thought to bring luck, or anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, sports team, society, military unit, or brand name. Mascots are also used as fictional, representative spokespeople for consumer products. In sports, mascots are also used for merchandising. Team mascots are often related to their respective team nicknames. This is especially true when the team's nickname is something that is a living animal and/or can be made to have humanlike characteristics. For more abstract nicknames, the team may opt to have an unrelated character serve as the mascot. For example, the athletic teams of the University of Alabama are nicknamed the Crimson Tide, while their mascot is an elephant named Big Al. Team mascots may take the form of a logo, person, live animal, inanimate object, or a costumed character, and often appear at team matches and other related events. Since the mid-20th century, costumed characters have provided teams with an opportunity to choose a fantasy creature as their mascot, as is the case with the Philadelphia Phillies' mascot, the Phillie Phanatic, and the Philadelphia Flyers' mascot, Gritty. Costumed mascots are commonplace, and are regularly used as goodwill ambassadors in the community for their team, company, or organization.

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  1. mascot

    A mascot is a person, animal, or object adopted by a group as a symbolic figure, especially to bring them good luck, or used to represent a sports team, company, organization, or brand.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Mascotnoun

    alt. of Mascotte

Wikidata

  1. Mascot

    The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name. Mascots are also used as fictional, representative spokespeople for consumer products, such as the rabbit used in advertising and marketing for the General Mills brand of breakfast cereal, Trix. In the world of sports, mascots are also used for merchandising. Team mascots are often confused with team nicknames. While the two can be interchangeable, they are not always the same. For example, the athletic teams of the University of Alabama are nicknamed the Crimson Tide, while their mascot is an elephant named Big Al. Team mascots may take the form of a logo, person, live animal, inanimate object, or a costumed character, and often appear at team matches and other related events, sports mascots are often used as marketing tools for their teams to children. Since the mid-20th century, costumed characters have provided teams with an opportunity to choose a fantasy creature as their mascot, as is the case with the Philadelphia Phillies' mascot, the Phillie Phanatic.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Mascot

    mas′kot, n. a luck-penny or talisman: a person whose presence brings good luck. [Fr. mascotte.]

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  1. comast

  2. comsat

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mascot in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mascot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of mascot in a Sentence

  1. Notre Dame:

    People do n’t like the flag. They do n’t like the Pledge of Allegiance. Everything in this world they do n’t like – the Redskins. Good Lord knows. Let’s have the ability to stand up. I used to think the First Amendment said I have the freedom of speech to say what I want and say what I feel. But let’s not be intimidated any longer. It’s time the silent majority stood up. it is worth noting... that there is no comparison between Notre Dame’s nickname and mascot and the Indian and warrior names( and) mascots used by other institutions such as the NFL team formerly known as the Redskins.

  2. Mark Svensson:

    She became a part of this journey. She was always with us, everybody loved her. The baby became like the little mascot.

  3. School Superintendent Manny Caulk:

    We’ve already received suggestions of Thoroughbreds or Racers as possible alternatives, and we will solicit additional ideas from our students before they choose a horse-themed mascot grounded in the land’s equestrian heritage.

  4. Chris Spencer:

    It doesn’t mean racism to me, i just look at it as a flag. It’s our mascot. It just means our school.

  5. Tom Sapp:

    We don't just have a tiger costume sitting on the shelf that we just stick a T-shirt on and a logo and that becomes your mascot, we always do something that makes it unique to your business, team, school -- whatever it is.

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