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Definitions for Spookish
[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 Spookish
spookpetrify, alarm, unnerve, startle, discomfort, horrify, panic, terrify
Words nearby Spookish
spookspontaneous version, spontoon, spoof, spoofery, spoofing, spook, spooky, spool, spoom, spoon, spoon back
Origin of Spookish
1795–1805, Americanism ; < Dutch; cognate with German Spuk
Other words from Spookish
spook·er·y , noun
spook·ish , adjective
Word origin for Spookish
C19: Dutch spook, from Middle Low German spōk ghost
Synonyms for Spookish
frightening, ghastly, ghoulish, grim, grisly, gruesome, lurid, morbid, spooky, weird, cadaverous, deathly, dreadful, frightful, ghostly, hideous, horrible, horrid, offensive, scary, terrible, unearthly