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Rarespooks
The correct spelling is spooks.
How to pronounce spooks
noun
Say it like: Spoo-ks
The correct spelling is spooks. A ghost or phantom. For example: "The building was haunted by a couple of spooks."
Usage Examples
“The building was haunted by a couple of spooks.”
“The big spider gave me a spook.”
“He who is infatuated with Man leaves persons out of account so far as that infatuation extends, and floats in an ideal, sacred interest. Man, you see, is not a person, but an ideal, a spook. — Max Stirner”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A ghost or phantom.
- 2.A hobgoblin.
- 3.A scare or fright.
- 4.A spy.
- 5.A black person.
verb
- 1.To frighten or make nervous (especially by startling).
- 2.To become frightened (by something startling).
- 3.To haunt.
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