'Mascot' definitions:
Definition of 'mascot'
From: WordNet
noun
A person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure
Definition of 'Mascot'
From: GCIDE
- Mascot \Mas"cot\, Mascotte \Mas"cotte\, n. [Through French fr. Pr. mascot a little sorcerer or magician, mascotto witchcraft, sorcery.]
- 1. A person who is supposed to bring good luck to the household to which he or she belongs. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence: Anything that brings good luck; especially, an animal kept by a group, as a sports team, to serve as a symbol and to bring luck. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Synonyms of 'mascot'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amulet,
- charm,
- fetish,
- fylfot,
- gammadion,
- good-luck charm,
- hoodoo,
- juju,
- love charm,
- luck,
- lucky bean,
- lucky piece,
- madstone,
- mumbo jumbo,
- obeah,
- periapt,
- philter,
- phylactery,
- scarab,
- scarabaeus,
- scarabee,
- sudarium,
- swastika,
- talisman,
- veronica,
- voodoo,
- whammy
Mascot, TN -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Tennessee
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Mascot, TN -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Tennessee
Population (2000) :
2119
Housing Units (2000) :
934
Land area (2000) :
6.953397 sq. miles (18.009215 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.165204 sq. miles (0.427876 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
7.118601 sq. miles (18.437091 sq. km)
FIPS code :
46400
Located within :
Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
Location :
36.067257 N, 83.754678 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
37806
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.