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spookish Definition


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spook (colloq)
noun
    1. A ghost.
      Thesaurus: ghost, spirit, visitant.
    2. derog
      A Black person.
    (N Amer)
    3. A spy.
verb spooked, spooking
    1. To frighten or startle.
      Thesaurus: frighten, alarm, startle, start, shake up, terrorize.
    2. To haunt.
    3. To make someone feel nervous or uneasy.
Derivative: spookish
adj
    Etymology: Early 19c: from German spok a ghost.



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