spook
/spʊk/ noun C1- A ghost or phantom. · The building was haunted by a couple of spooks.
- A scare or fright. · The big spider gave me a spook.
- An undercover agent, spy, or intelligence analyst.
- A black person.
- A metaphysical manifestation; an artificial distinction or construct.
- A psychiatrist.
- A player who engages in hole carding by attempting to glimpse the dealer's hole card when the dealer checks under an ace or a 10 to see if a blackjack is present.
Plural spooks
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