Spook
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /spuːk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Spook is a noun meaning (informal) A ghost or phantom.
Meaning
(informal) A ghost or phantom.
More Meanings
- A hobgoblin.
- (informal) A scare or fright.
- (espionage, slang) An undercover agent, spy, or intelligence analyst.
- (philosophy) A metaphysical manifestation; an artificial distinction or construct.
- (US, slang, medicine) A psychiatrist.
- (slang, dated, offensive, ethnic slur) A black person.
- (slang, gambling) A player who engages in hole carding by attempting to glimpse the dealer's hole card when the dealer checks under an ace or a 10 to see if a blackjack is present.
Example Sentences
The big spider gave me a spook.
The building was haunted by a couple of spooks.
Some won't take spooks—hell, don't make no difference to me.
The congressional study frets that Huawei’s and ZTE’s products could be used as Trojan horses by Chinese spooks.
Word Forms
- spooks
- spooking
- spooked
Synonyms for spook
Depending on context, synonyms include wraith, specter, creep, spectre, weirdo, schmuck.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include specter, spectre, ghost, wraith, weirdy, weirdo.
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