spookery

noun

spook·​ery ˈspü-k(ə-)rē How to pronounce spookery (audio)
plural spookeries
: the quality of being spooky
also : something (such as a story) that involves spooks

Examples of spookery in a Sentence

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Whatever direction the investigations take, there's no denying that Greenberg has brought a dose of Florida-style weirdness to the already tempestuous tale of Russian spookery and the 2016 election. David Smiley and Glenn Garvin, miamiherald, 19 June 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spookery was in 1893

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“Spookery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spookery. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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