spookhouse

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UK/ˈspuːkhaʊs/

noun

A haunted house.

Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounspookhouse (plural spookhouses)

plural spookhouses

  1. slangA haunted house.
  2. slangA 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

Origin

From spook + house.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“spookhouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spookhouse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spookhouse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spookhouse.

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