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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
- slang.any pale or colourless alcoholic spirit
spook and diesel
verb
- to frighten
to spook a person
to spook horses
- (of a ghost) to haunt
Sensitive Note
Derived Forms
- ˈǴǰ쾱, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- Ǵǰİ· noun
- Ǵǰi adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of spook1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of spook1
Example Sentences
Rather than spook the demonstrators, the killings galvanised them and they tried for parliament again.
So they spook the cow and get it running, following behind at a comfortable trot until the cow is exhausted.
The unfunded tax cuts announced then spooked investors, who dumped UK government bonds, resulting in the Bank of England stepping in to buy bonds to save pension funds from collapse.
Some politicians are warning that the plan could itself spook markets.
The US president has said tariffs will boost US manufacturing and jobs, but stock markets have been spooked.
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