I have to confess that the only association I had with the word had to do with the invitation to fandango in the Queen song, Bohemian Rhapsody. Finding a statue with this name made me think there must be more to the story.
Turns out that Scaramouche is a character from the Italian theatre involving 'masked types' and dating back to the 1600s. So I guess Freddie Mercury and co. were more cultured than I realised.
Ha, when I saw the title the same thoughts went through my mind! I think FM was actually pretty sophisticated.
ReplyDeleteNew word altogether doe me. Guess I wasn't listening intensely enough to Freddie's song!
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