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Definition of scare quotes in English English dictionary
- plural form of scare quote
- scare quote
- A quotation mark deliberately used to provoke a reaction or to indicate that the author does not approve of the term, rather than to identify a direct quotation
- scare quote
- the use of quotation marks to indicate that it is not the authors preferred terminology
- scare quote
- Either of a pair of quotation marks used to emphasize a word or phrase or to indicate its special status, especially to express doubt about its validity or to criticize its use
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sker kwōtsPronunciation
/ˈsker ˈkwōts/ /ˈskɛr ˈkwoʊts/
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