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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.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   What does Spook mean?

   • Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. SPOOKED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of spook 2. to frighten a person or animal: . Learn more.

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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 an example of a spook?

   • Basically a "spook" is something that society leads you to believe is real, but isn't. A good example of spooks would be laws or rights, though there are a lot of other things one could call a spook. Stirner's best known work is probably The Ego and His Own . Why do people use it as a joke?

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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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   Spooked is the past tense and past participle of spook, which means to frighten a person or animal. See how spooked is used in sentences from various sources and learn related words and phrases.

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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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   Learn the meaning of spooked as an adjective and a verb, with synonyms and sentence examples. Spooked can mean being scared by a ghostly presence or being spied upon by security services.