Spook


noun
1.
Informal. a ghost; specter.
2.
Slang. a ghostwriter.
3.
Slang. an eccentric person.
4.
Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to 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.
noun
1.
a ghost or a person suggestive of this
2.
(US & Canadian) a spy
3.
(South African, slang) any pale or colourless alcoholic spirit: spook and diesel
verb (transitive) (US & Canadian)
4.
to frighten: to spook horses, to spook a person
5.
(of a ghost) to haunt
spoofing

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