NPR: The not-so-spooky origins of 'ghost' — and why the word still haunts our language
It wouldn't be spooky season without ghosts. The otherworldly white apparitions are a standby of Halloween celebrations. But they weren't always the stereotypical evil spirits we see in books and ...
The not-so-spooky origins of 'ghost' — and why the word still haunts our language
Associated Press: AP’s global footprint produces a unique take on ‘spooky season stories’
Seattle Times: Hello, spooky season: Ghost tours, escape rooms and haunted hotels await
WGN-TV: Spooky tales of ghosts and scandal come alive on an after-hours New Zealand parliament tour
Spooky tales of ghosts and scandal come alive on an after-hours New Zealand parliament tour
The meaning of SPOOKY is strange, unsettling, or frightening in a way that suggests or relates to the supernatural : eerie, uncanny; sometimes, specifically : relating to, resembling, or suggesting ghosts or spooks. How to use spooky in a sentence.
SPOOKY definition: like or befitting a spook or ghost; suggestive of spooks. See examples of spooky used in a sentence.
- Suggestive of ghosts or spirits, especially in being eerie or disturbing: a spooky attic. 2. Easily startled; skittish: a spooky horse.
Spooky definition: Suggestive of ghosts or spirits, especially in being eerie or disturbing.
Adjective spooky (comparative spookier, superlative spookiest) (informal) Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural. Synonym: eldritch (informal) Spooked; afraid; frightened.
A home in Kensington in Brooklyn, N.Y., is decorated with ghosts in celebration of Halloween in 2020. Credit - Roy Rochlin—Getty Images Almost two centuries ago, Irish immigrants brought a festival ...
KVIA: It’s spooky season. Here are some scary stories from around the world you probably haven’t heard
It’s spooky season. Here are some scary stories from around the world you probably haven’t heard
SPOOKY definition: 1. strange and frightening: 2. strange and frightening: . Learn more.
Definition of spooky adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If something is spooky, it has a frightening and unnatural atmosphere. It's really spooky out here.
Spooky things make a shiver go down your spine—they're scary or creepy. A movie's spooky music might be enough to make you cover your eyes in fear. This informal adjective is perfect for talking about things that make you feel afraid or deeply uneasy.
He looks spooky. = He's spooky looking. a spooky coincidence [=a very strange coincidence that makes you feel uneasy]