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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › spookSpook Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : haunt sense 3. 2. : to make frightened or frantic : scare. especially : to startle into violent activity (such as stampeding) intransitive verb. : to become spooked. cattle spooking at shadows.

3. boingboing.net › 2020/10/22 › the-racist-history-ofThe racist history of the word "spook." - Boing Boing

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   Oct 22, 2020 · Once the word "spook" was linked to blackness, it wasn't long before it became a recognizable — if second-tier — slur. NPR has a lot more fascinating details on the shifting usage and meaning ...

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSPOOK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SPOOK definition: 1. informal for ghost: 2. a spy 3. to frighten a person or animal: . Learn more.

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   What does Spook mean in slang?

   • Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Black person. Slang. an espionage agent; spy. to haunt; inhabit or appear in or to as a ghost or specter. Informal. to frighten; scare. The fish spooked at any disturbance in the pool. slang. When referring to a black person, the term spook dates back to the 1940s.

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   What does Spook mean in South Africa?

   • 3. (Brewing) slang South African any pale or colourless alcoholic spirit: spook and diesel. 4. to frighten: to spook horses; to spook a person. 5. (Alternative Belief Systems) (of a ghost) to haunt

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   What is spooked?

   • Spooked is a paranormal podcast presented by WNYC's Snap Judgement that features true-life supernatural stories told by the people who experienced them. The first season in 2017 featured 13 episodes of spine-tingling terror, and now the eerie show just kicked off its second season. Spooked isn’t your average scary story podcast.

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   Is Spook a slur?

   • (Luftwaffe was the name of the German air force). Once the word "spook" was linked to blackness, it wasn't long before it became a recognizable — if second-tier — slur. NPR has a lot more fascinating details on the shifting usage and meaning of "spook"/"spooky" over the years.

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   Why is the Tuskegee Institute called a spook slur?

   • The black Army pilots who trained at the Tuskegee Institute were referred to as the "Spookwaffe" — waffe being the German word for weapon, or gun. (Luftwaffe was the name of the German air force). Once the word "spook" was linked to blackness, it wasn't long before it became a recognizable — if second-tier — slur.

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   When was Spooky first used?

   • The noun was first used in English around the turn of the nineteenth century. Over the next few decades, it developed other forms, like spooky, spookish, and of course, the verb, to spook. From there, it seems, the word lived a relatively innocuous life for many years, existing in the liminal space between surprise and mild fear.

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SpookSpook - Wikipedia

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   Spook is a synonym for ghost. Spook or spooks may also refer to: People. Spook (nickname), shared by several notable people; Per Spook (born 1939), Norwegian fashion designer; a ghostwriter; a racial slur referring to a black person; an undercover agent or spy; Places. Spook Bridge, an abandoned bridge over the Withlacoochee River, Georgia ...

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySPOOK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SPOOK meaning: 1. informal for ghost: 2. a spy 3. to frighten a person or animal: . Learn more.

8. www.dictionary.com › browse › spookSPOOK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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. Discover More. Sensitive Note. When referring to a black person, the term spook dates back to the 1940s.

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   Define spook. spook synonyms, spook pronunciation, spook translation, English dictionary definition of spook. n. 1. Informal A ghost; a specter. 2. Slang A secret agent; a spy. 3. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a black person. v. spooked , spook·ing...