spook

spook
spookery, n.spookish, adj.
/spoohk/, n.
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.
v.t.
6. to haunt; inhabit or appear in or to as a ghost or specter.
7. Informal. to frighten; scare.
v.i.
8. Informal. to become frightened or scared: The fish spooked at any disturbance in the pool.
[1795-1805, Amer.; < D; c. G Spuk]

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