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spookery

noun
spook·​ery | \ ˈspü-k(ə-)rē How to pronounce spookery (audio) \
plural spookeries

Definition of spookery

: the quality of being spooky also : something (such as a story) that involves spooks

Examples of spookery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 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, "Mystery Miamian tied to Trump probe had many names, foul mouth, 2 DUI busts," 19 June 2018

First Known Use of spookery

1893, in the meaning defined above

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