scare-head

or scare·head, scare head

[ skair-hed ]

nounJournalism.
  1. a headline in exceptionally large type.: Compare screamer (def. 4).

Origin of scare-head

1
First recorded in 1885–90; scare + head
  • Rarely scare head·line [skair-hed-lahyn] /ˈskɛər ˌhɛd laɪn/ .

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