scrape ‧ o ‧ ver /ˈskreɪpəʊvə $ -oʊvər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] American English informal
a way of arranging a man’s hair, in which a long piece of hair from one side is ↑ comb ed over the top of the head to hide the fact that the man is going ↑ bald (=losing his hair) – used humorously SYN combover British English