Spook
English Meaning
A spirit; a ghost; an apparition; a hobgoblin.
- Informal A ghost; a specter.
- Slang A secret agent; a spy.
- Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a Black person.
- To haunt.
- To startle and cause nervous activity in; frighten: The news spooked investors, and stock prices fell.
- To become frightened and nervous.