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  • noun Plural form of mascot.

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  • - The proceeding for the import of one or two mascots is free.

    official regulations 2008

  • The NCAA has effectively banned the use of "hostile and abusive racial/ethnic/national origin mascots, nicknames or imagery" at NCAA events.

    Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Do We Have to Change the State Names? 2005

  • (Oh, and pictures of the mascots from the baseball game, too.)

    Archive 2005-06-01 2005

  • (Oh, and pictures of the mascots from the baseball game, too.)

    La Profesora Abstraida 2005

  • Williams estimated about a dozen schools in Colorado have Indian "mascots" - a term defined in the bill as "a name, symbol or image that depicts or refers to an American Indian tribe, individual custom or tradition."

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local 2010

  • Williams estimated about a dozen schools in Colorado have Indian "mascots" - a term defined in the bill as "a name, symbol or image that depicts or refers to an American Indian tribe, individual custom or tradition."

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local 2010

  • When we name mascots for our sports teams it is considered politically incorrect these days to use names like Braves or Indians because some Native Americans are offended by these terms.

    Global Voices in English » Egypt: A Dog Named Anwar El Sadat 2009

  • You know every one of your mascots is a wild-eyed cartoon character with uncontrollable munchies.

    CNN Transcript Feb 11, 2009 2009

  • You know every one of your mascots is a wild-eyed cartoon character with uncontrollable munchies.

    CNN Transcript Feb 11, 2009 2009

  • Their mascots are a man and woman just like these, albeit in swimsuits - but in any case, with a single huge eyeball for a head.

    RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!! Jen 2008

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