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   Spook

   /spo͞ok/

   

   noun

   • 1. a ghost. informal
   • 2. a spy: informal North American "a CIA spook"
   • 3. a black person. offensive, dated US

   verb

   • 1. frighten; unnerve: informal "they spooked a couple of grizzly bears"
   • ▪ (especially of an animal) take fright suddenly: informal "he'll spook if we make any noise"

   Word Origin early 19th century: from Dutch, of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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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. 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.

4. 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.

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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.

6. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › spookspook - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Jun 2, 2024 · spook (third-person singular simple present spooks, present participle spooking, simple past and past participle spooked) ( transitive ) To frighten or make nervous (especially by startling). The hunters were spooked when the black cat crossed their path.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySPOOK definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · 1. countable noun. A spook is a ghost. [informal] 2. countable noun. A spook is a spy. [US, informal] ...a U.S. intelligence spook. Synonyms: spy, secret agent, double agent, secret service agent More Synonyms of spook. 3. transitive verb. If people are spooked, something has scared them or made them nervous. [mainly US]

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › spook_nspook, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   What does the noun spook mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun spook , one of which is considered derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › spookSpook - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   noun. someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric. synonyms: creep, weirdie, weirdo, weirdy. see more. verb. frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action. “The noise spooked the horse”. see more.

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    When referring to a black person, the term spook dates back to the 1940s. It is used with disparaging intent and is perceived as highly insulting. Black pilots who trained at Tuskegee Institute during World War II were called the Spookwaffe.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › spookspook | meaning of spook in Longman Dictionary of ...

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    spook meaning, definition, what is spook: a ghost: Learn more.