scare quotes meaning
n. [plural]
the quotation marks round 'self-appointed', 'self-proclaimed', 'self styled' and 'so-called', showing you disagree
the quotation marks round 'self-appointed', 'self-proclaimed', 'self styled' and 'so-called', showing you disagree
- scare: Verb: scare & ...
- air quotes: n.[plural] moving ...
- double quotes: Noun: double quote ...
Examples
More: Next- And there is ( notice the scare quotes, though ).
- You may too want to dump the " scare quotes ".
- The phrase occasionally appears in scare quotes : " targeted therapy ".
- We have a passable article on it at Scare quotes.
- :BenRG : do you really think those scare quotes are necessary?
Related Words
- scare off meaning
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- scare out of one's wits meaning
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- scare shitless meaning
- scare so or an animal off meaning
- scare so or an animal out meaning
- scare so or an animal out of sth meaning
- scare so or an animal to death meaning
