Definitions from Wiktionary (scare quote)
▸ noun: (chiefly in the plural) A quotation mark deliberately used to provoke a reaction or to indicate that the author does not approve of a term or clause, rather than to identify a direct quotation.
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▸ noun: (chiefly in the plural) A quotation mark deliberately used to provoke a reaction or to indicate that the author does not approve of a term or clause, rather than to identify a direct quotation.
Similar:
shudder quote,
sneer quote,
spook,
shriek,
scare story,
air quote,
screamer,
skear,
quotation,
skrike,
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