Dictionary

scaredeer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈskɛɚˌdɪɹ/ (General-American)
• /ˈskɛəˌdɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Calque of Japanese 鹿威し (shishiodoshi), modelled on scarecrow, equivalent to scare + deer.

Meanings

1. Synonym of deer scarer.
   • At the edge of the outdoor bath, he could hear the bamboo scaredeer repeatedly fill up with water, and make its signature ponk! 2020 January 11, Kurone Kanzaki, Demon Lord, Retry!, volume 2, J-Novel Club, →ISBN:
2. Any effigy similar to a scarecrow used to ward off deer.
   • One of my more creative friends built a scaredeer — a scary version of a scarecrow with a real deer skull. She said it didn’t work, however. Scarecrows rarely work for deer. 2017 August 14, Kevin Ambrose, “Want to keep the deer out of your garden? Here’s what works.”, in The Washington Times, archived from the original on 06 Nov 2019:

Forms

Synonyms

deer scarer