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spook

  [spook]
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–noun
1. Informal. a ghost; specter.
2. Slang. a ghostwriter.
3. Slang. an eccentric person.
4. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a black person.
5. Slang. an espionage agent; spy.
–verb (used with object)
6. to haunt; inhabit or appear in or to as a ghost or specter.
7. Informal. to frighten; scare.
–verb (used without object)
8. Informal. to become frightened or scared: The fish spooked at any disturbance in the pool.
Origin:
1795–1805, Americanism; < D; c. G Spuk

Related forms:
spook⋅er⋅y, noun
spookish, adjective
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spook   (spōōk)   
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, spooks Informal

v.   tr.

  1. To haunt.

  2. To startle and cause nervous activity in; frighten: The news spooked investors, and stock prices fell.

v.   intr.
To become frightened and nervous.

[Dutch, from Middle Dutch spooc.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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