Fearcasting

Fearcasting is a weather report that tries to scare you into shopping for bread and milk or pantry staples. This usually occurs in the Northern US during winter.

UGH! that meteorologist is fearcasting a huge storm, I bet the stores have a lot of milk about to expire.

by Glows Bright November 15, 2020

Fearwashing

fear·wash·ing | /ˈfɪərˌwɒʃ.ɪŋ/ 🙀 noun— #Fearwashing is the manufacturing of visceral panic about an “other” to distract from institutional failures and control populations 😱

The leader of many powerful countries uses fearwashing to influence voters.

by IndecentDisclosure February 27, 2026