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spookhouse en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Australia) audio
  • /ˈspuːkhaʊs/ (UK)

Etymology

From spook + house.

Meanings

  1. (slang) A haunted house.
  2. (slang) A headquarters for intelligence agents.
    • High Haven's the spookhouse. Been the spookhouse for years. 1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society, published 2010, page 10:

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