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Scaramouch: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Scaramouch noun. A boastful but cowardly person; a buffoonish braggart.
How to say it
SKARR-uh-moosh/ˈskarəmuːʃ/
3 syllables, stressed on the first (SKARR).
Scaramouch in a sentence
He talked like a hero at the bar and fled like a scaramouch at the first raised voice.
The panto's scaramouch boasted of slaying dragons, then hid behind a duck.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- braggart
- poltroon
- blowhard
- rascal
Where scaramouch comes from
From Scaramuccia, a boastful, cowardly clown of Italian commedia dell'arte, from scaramuccia, a skirmish.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
The panto's _____ boasted of slaying dragons, then hid behind a duck.
- raillery
- scaramouch
- pooh-bah
Show the answer
scaramouch: The panto's scaramouch boasted of slaying dragons, then hid behind a duck.