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spook
[spook]
noun
Slang.a ghostwriter.
Slang.an eccentric person.
Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.a contemptuous term used to refer to a Black person.
Slang.an espionage agent; spy.
verb (used with object)
to haunt; inhabit or appear in or to as a ghost or specter.
Informal.to frighten; scare.
verb (used without object)
Informal.to become frightened or scared.
The fish spooked at any disturbance in the pool.
spook
/ ː /
noun
a ghost or a person suggestive of this
a spy
slangany pale or colourless alcoholic spirit
spook and diesel
verb
to frighten
to spook horses
to spook a person
(of a ghost) to haunt
Sensitive Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- spookish adjective
- spookery noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of spook1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of spook1
Example Sentences
Some argue that federal agents have become spooked in recent years as the threat of doxing — not just to them, but their families — has magnified.
Success after success followed - and cells of plotters were also increasingly infiltrated by spooks finding secret ways to capture chats about plans.
The markets were spooked so much by her emotional appearance that the cost of government borrowing immediately jumped and the pound took a dive.
These speculations have spooked some tourists, with several media reporting a flurry of trip cancellations.
If books are an answer to dictatorships — and as strong as “an organization packed with spooks and paramilitaries who fought in warzones” — it would be inspiring to see more of that.
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