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spookdom en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From spook + -dom.

Meanings

  1. (slang, uncountable) The realm or sphere of spies.
    • In a 1967 article about Richard Helms, then the new director of Central Intelligence, Time made the linguistic jump to spookdom: “When he surfaced in 1952, it was as deputy to the chief of the plans division, the so-called ‘dirty tricks’ department, which handles espionage and other undercover operations.” 2008 February 3, William Safire, “Dirty Tricks”, in New York Times: