"spookhouse" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspuːkhaʊs/ [UK] Audio: En-au-spookhouse.ogg Forms: spookhouses [plural]
Etymology: From spook + house. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|spook|house}} spook + house Head templates: {{en-noun}} spookhouse (plural spookhouses)
  1. (slang) A haunted house. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-spookhouse-en-noun-t6Cc8ZiX
  2. (slang) A headquarters for intelligence agents. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-spookhouse-en-noun-JmOBuqA3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91

Inflected forms

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