mascot

mas·cot

noun \ˈmas-ˌkät also -kət\

Definition of MASCOT

: a person, animal, or object adopted by a group as a symbolic figure especially to bring them good luck <the team had a mountain lion as their mascot>

Examples of MASCOT

1. The team had a mountain lion as their mascot.
2. <she wears a mascot made of ebony and silver on a chain around her neck>

Origin of MASCOT

French mascotte, from Occitan mascoto, from masco witch, from Medieval Latin masca

First Known Use: 1881

Related to MASCOT

Synonyms

amulet, fetish (also fetich), charm, mojo, periapt, phylactery, talisman

Antonyms

hoodoo, jinx

Related Words

gris-gris (also grigri), juju, philter, toadstone; emblem, symbol, token, totem

Near Antonyms

curse, hex, spell

Rhymes with MASCOT

à droite, allot, a lot, ascot, a shot, Banat, bank shot, besot, big shot, black rot, black spot, blind spot, bloodshot, bowknot, boycott, brown rot, buckshot, bullshot, cachepot, calotte, cheap shot, chip shot, crackpot, Crock-Pot, culotte, dashpot, despot, dogtrot, dovecote, draw shot, dreadnought, drop shot, drylot, dry rot, dunk shot, ear rot, earshot, ergot, eyeshot, eyespot, feedlot, fiat, firepot, fleshpot, foot rot, foul shot, fox-trot, fusspot, fylfot, garrote, gavotte, grapeshot, G-spot, gunshot, half-knot, have-not, highspot, hotchpot, hot pot, hotshot, ikat, jackpot, job lot, jog trot, jump shot, Kalat, Korat, kumquat, leaf spot, long shot, loquat, love knot, manat, marplot, moon shot, motmot, mug shot, nightspot, odd lot, one-shot, Pequot, Pol Pot, potshot, Rabat, red-hot, reef knot, ring spot, robot, root knot, root rot, sandlot, set shot, sexpot, Shabbat, Shebat, sheepcote, slap shot, slingshot, slipknot, slungshot, snapshot, soft rot, soft spot, somewhat, split shot, square knot, stinkpot, stockpot, subplot, sunspot, sweet spot, sword knot, teapot, tin-pot, topknot, tosspot, try-pot, upshot, wainscot, warm spot, whatnot, white-hot, woodlot, wood shot, wrist shot