scaramouch

noun

variants or scaramouche
Definition of scaramouchnext
1
as in gracioso

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as in cream puff

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Recent Examples of scaramouch Much like his namesake, the scaramouch, the Mooch masquerades as a useful idiot and a sly schemer, performing both roles while never forgetting to enthrall the audience and, most important, the boss. — Tiana Lowe, National Review, 28 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scaramouch
  1. gracioso
  2. cream puff
  3. fool
  4. ostrich
  5. motley
  6. sneak
  7. jester
  8. antic
Noun
  • With Edusei’s fastidious beat, the orchestra played with hair-trigger precision, and a huge dynamic range, in Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso.
    — Dallas News, Dallas News, 8 Jan. 2022
  • The same praise could be heaped upon Maurice Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso, which opened the evening.
    — Paul Hodgins, Orange County Register, 19 May 2017
Definition of gracioso
Noun
  • Their sparkling glass cases were full of heaping cream puffs, vivid cupcakes and caramel colored pastries.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • These classic cream puffs feature a light and airy pastry filled with smooth, rich pastry cream, perfect for a special occasion or indulgent treat.
    — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 19 June 2026
Definition of cream puff
Noun
  • Set the scene Upon entering, don't let the grandiose, atrium-esque, white-marbled lobby fool you into thinking there's an ounce of formality or stuffiness here.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Anhor The Great had so many pass breakups that counting would’ve been a fool’s errand.
    — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of fool
Noun
  • Clark has raised the big birds since the 1980s, and said the few full-scale ostrich farms around the country are trying to meet a growing demand.
    — Dylan Lovan, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Days before a Times reporter visited Matson’s property, a pack of wild dogs dug under his fence and fatally mauled his only surviving adult ostrich, Bam Bam.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of ostrich
Noun
  • The neutral design appeals to people of all genders and with a motley of styles.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
  • This week’s foe, Tennessee, is almost as motley.
    — Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
Definition of motley
Noun
  • Telluride Film Festival chief Julie Huntsinger took a significant risk programming a documentary as the festival’s sneak premiere this year, given that nonfiction can’t claim the broad appeal of fiction.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2026
  • More than a decade in the making, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles is slated to open later in September, and USA TODAY reporter Paris Barraza was treated to a sneak-peek this week.
    — Kate Franco, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of sneak
Noun
  • Iron gates wrought into patterns open into a small courtyard filled with metal ephemera, which leads to a door camouflaged by a mural of a bull and a jester.
    — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Giving the Angry Wave mascot a jester hat was a nice touch, and the argyle stripe really ties the whole thing together.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of jester
Noun
  • And boy did the late-night host have a lot to say about Donald Trump‘s summer antics.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In those folks’ minds, the rough and ready Mancunian antics of the brothers never quite matched — and was perhaps overcompensation for — the sellable sentiment of their songs.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of antic

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