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For non-native English speakers, spook is vernacular for government intelligence agent (spy).
by f38zf5vdt 5y ago
For non-native English speakers, spook is vernacular for government intelligence agent (spy).
- microtherion 5y ago… or a caucasian, or an Asian, or an Afrian-American, or an Australian, or a heroin addict: https://greensdictofslang.com/entry/a23ap7q https://greensdictofslang.com/entry/a23ap7q Clearly, the parent comment's interpretation is correct in this context. The only other use I've encountered was #3, I believe in James Ellroy novels.
- mdda 5y agoFWIW, for the International audience, the (excellent) UK series "Spooks" was renamed "MI-5" - it was all about the domestic intelligence services in the UK, and (IMHO) worth looking for on NetFlix...