scare-head

A form of scarehead — An alarming or sensational headline.

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Meanings

nounscare-head (plural scare-heads)

plural scare-heads

  1. alternativeAlternative form of scarehead.

    The scare-head editor of the interviewing paper, looking through his man's copy for suitable prey, came across my admission.

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APA

scare-head. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scare-head

MLA

“scare-head.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scare-head. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scare-head,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scare-head.

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