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Scaramouche

sca·ra·mouche

uncommon obsolete slang

noun

1.

a stock character in commedia dell''arte depicted as a boastful coward

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Origin

From French Scaramouche, a character popularized in France by Tiberio Fiorilli. From Italian scaramuccia (“skirmish”). Doublet of escarmouche, Scaramucci, and skirmish.

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