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   spook

   /spuːk/

   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.

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   Is Spook a noun or a verb?

   • Familiarity information: SPOOK used as a noun is rare. Familiarity information: SPOOK used as a verb is very rare. Hypernyms ("spook" is a kind of...): disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)

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   What does it mean if someone is spooked?

   • A spook is a ghost. A spook is a spy. ...as a U.S. intelligence spook said yesterday. If people are spooked, something has scared them or made them nervous . But was it the wind that spooked her? [VERB noun] He was so spooked that he began to believe he heard strange clicks on the telephone. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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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 is a spook & what do they do?

   • Spooks are carefully selected and highly trained members of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps who do things they can never talk about for people they do not know with little recognition from those they have served. They got that name from the spy-vs-spy from Mad Magazine.

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

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   Spook can mean a ghost, a spy or to frighten someone or something. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.

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     SPOOK meaning: 1. informal for ghost: 2. a spy 3. to...

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     spook definicja: 1. informal for ghost: 2. a spy 3. to...

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     SPOOK translate: fantasma, espectro. Learn more in the...

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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.

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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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   Spook can mean a ghost, a spy or to frighten someone. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word spook, from a ghost or a spy to a frightening or annoying thing. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples and word origin of spook.

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   a mental representation of some haunting experience. synonyms: ghost, shade, specter, spectre, wraith. see more. noun. someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric. synonyms: creep, weirdie, weirdo, weirdy. see more. verb. frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action.

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    Definition of spook verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.