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Definitions for Spook

[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.
[6] to haunt; inhabit or appear in or to as a ghost or specter.
[7] Informal . to frighten; scare.
[8] Informal . to become frightened or scared: The fish spooked at any disturbance in the pool.
[9] a ghost or a person suggestive of this
[10] US and Canadian a spy
[11] Southern African slang any pale or colourless alcoholic spirit spook and diesel
[12] to frighten to spook horses ; to spook a person
[13] (of a ghost) to haunt

Words related to Spook

petrify, alarm, unnerve, startle, discomfort, horrify, panic, terrify

Words nearby Spook

spontaneous version, spontoon, spoof, spoofery, spoofing, spook, spooky, spool, spoom, spoon, spoon back

Origin of Spook

1795–1805, Americanism ; < Dutch; cognate with German Spuk

Other words from Spook

spook·er·y , noun
spook·ish , adjective

Word origin for Spook

C19: Dutch spook, from Middle Low German spōk ghost

Synonyms for Spook

alarm, discomfort, horrify, panic, petrify, startle, terrify, unnerve, curdle the blood, make one's blood run cold, make one's teeth chatter, scare away, scare stiff, scare the pants off of, scare to death, strike terror into