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a grown adult sweating buckets in a foam costume so a logo can dance.
means A person, animal, or object adopted by a group, team, or brand as a symbol meant to bring luck or rally spirit.
from From the French 'mascotte,' meaning a charm or talisman, itself from the Provençal 'mascotto,' a little sorceress or fairy — a diminutive of 'masco,' meaning witch. The word burst into wide use after the 1880 French operetta 'La Mascotte,' about a girl whose presence brought good fortune. So the foam-suited cheerleader is, etymologically, a lucky little witch.
- origin
- From 'mascotte,' French slang for a lucky charm.
- hazard pay
- Costumes hit 120°F; performers lose pounds per game.
- the san diego chicken
- One mascot got its own bobblehead and lawsuits.
- silent vow
- Most never speak in character, ever, by strict rule.
- injury list
- Mascots suffer real concussions and brawls on field.
stanford tree — costumed mascot of stanford university since 1905, a giant redwood character
oski the bear — university of california berkeley's mascot since 1923, performs at football games
chief osceola — florida state university's mascot until 2014, performed spear-planting ritual at games
tommy the cornhusker — university of nebraska's mascot since 1926, depicts a corn farmer