épouvantail
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Meanings
Noun
1. scarecrow (effigy to scare birds)
2. scarecrow, bogeyman (something terrifying but not necessarily dangerous) (figurative, figuratively)
Examples4
I cannot scare the birds away. I am not a scarecrow.
The scarecrow in the backyard fell over during the hurricane.
Scarecrow!
Relax, it's just a scarecrow.