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151- La Mascotte

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The idea of the mascot came to America by way of a popular French opera from the 1880s called La Mascotte. The opera is about a down-on-his luck farmer who’s visited by a girl named Bettina; as soon as she appears, the farmer’s crops start doing well and his life turns around. The word “mascotte” is a play on the French slang word “masco,” meaning “witch.”
Hence, “mascotte” (or the anglicized “mascot”) came to mean a person or thing that brings good luck.

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