Scaramouch (noun)
Skar-a-moosh
(archaic) A boastful but cowardly person.
Mid 17th century from Italian Scaramuccia, the name of a stock character in Italian farce, from scaramuccia ‘skirmish’.
Example sentences
“He’s nothing but a whiny scaramouch!”
Word of the Day - Semiquincentennial (noun) se-mee-kwin-sen-tee-nee-al
