spook out

verb

to scare, to frighten

“The strange man with the large head spooked me out so much until I realized it was only a picture.”

Meanings

verbspook out (third-person singular simple present spooks out, present participle spooking out, simple past and past participle spooked out)

present singular third person spooks out · participle present spooking out · participle past spooked out · past spooked out

  1. informaltransitiveto scare, to frighten

    The strange man with the large head spooked me out so much until I realized it was only a picture.

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APA

spook out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spook%20out

MLA

“spook out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spook%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spook out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spook%20out.

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