scarecrow

[ skair-kroh ]

/ ˈskɛərˌkroʊ /

an object, usually a figure of a person in old clothes, set up to frighten crows or other birds away from crops.

anything frightening but not really dangerous.

a person in ragged clothes.

an extremely thin person.

Origin of scarecrow

First recorded in 1545–55; scare + crow¹

scare·crow·ish, scare·crow·y, adjective

It would be like if after the 40th pipe in Flappy Bird was a scarecrow.

Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art |Alec Kubas-Meyer |January 2, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
There, the beloved characters would emerge: the Cowardly Lion singing about courage and the Scarecrow dancing with the crows.

Follow the Yellow Brick Road…to North Carolina |Nina Strochlic |February 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
There's no Judy Garland songs, no Scarecrow, no Tin Man, no Cowardly Lion.

What Critics Are Saying About ‘Oz: The Great and Powerful’ |Marlow Stern |March 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
His size 22 feet splayed out in front of him, he resembles an oversize version of the scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz.

The Seven Foot Philanthropist |Sandra McElwaine |June 4, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

And, like the scarecrow, I'm glad you found a bit of your brain.

How the People in My District Got Stupak to Change His Mind |Michael Moore |March 22, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
"If she is, she may be of great service to us," answered the Scarecrow, who was impressed by a sudden thought.

The Marvellous Land of Oz |L. Frank Baum
I went back to my companions and explained, and before evening we had picked the scarecrow to pieces.

The New Education |Scott Nearing
Out on to the wooden platform of the circus tent went Bunny, the scarecrow boy, and Sue, the Jack-o'-lantern girl.

Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus |Laura Lee Hope
But the Woodman had seen them coming and the Scarecrow had decided what to do.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz |L. Frank Baum
The smaller creature stopped and stared fixedly at the Scarecrow.

The Royal Book of Oz |L. Frank Baum

scarecrow

/ (ˈskɛəˌkrəʊ) /

an object, usually in the shape of a man, made out of sticks and old clothes to scare birds away from crops

a person or thing that appears frightening but is not actually harmful

informal