Make Our Dictionary Yours
Sign up for our weekly newsletters and get:
By signing in, you agree to our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
Success!
We'll see you in your inbox soon.
(chiefly in the plural) 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.
Find similar words to scare-quote using the buttons below.
