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scarehead

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈskɛə(ɹ)hɛd/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

An alarming or sensational headline.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1925, Sidney Coe Howard, They Knew What They Wanted (Doubleday, Page and Company), Act III, page 134. Joe sits on the porch rail outside the window perusing the scareheads of an I. W. W. paper.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To write an alarming or sensational headline about.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Clipping of scare + headline