different between mascot vs spokesdog

English

Alternative forms

• mascotte (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from French mascotte, from Occitan mascòta (“sortilege”), feminine diminutive of masca (“witch”), from Old Occitan masca, from Medieval Latin masca (“specter, nightmare”). More at mask.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?mæs?k?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?mæs?k??t/

Noun

mascot (plural mascots)

1. 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. 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.

Derived terms

• mascotry

Translations

Anagrams

• catoms, comast, comsat

English

Etymology

By analogy to spokeswoman, spokesperson, etc., formed with dog.

Noun

spokesdog (plural spokesdogs)

1. (neologism) A canine mascot.
   • 2008 January 19, Peter Sagal (host), Wait, Wait...Don’t Tell Me!, National Public Radio

     The scientists were thrilled, but a spokesdog for the dog community said the program was inadequate.

See also

• spoke-dog