2. Noun. Something characteristic of a spook ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spookery
1. something spooky [n -ERIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spookery
Literary usage of Spookery
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"... listening to the wolf cries and assorted boo-spookery from the hidden speakers.
The doors swung open, revealing Lil in a rotting maid's uniform, ..."
2. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"... listening to the wolf cries and assorted boo-spookery from the hidden speakers.
The doors swung open, revealing Lil in a rotting maid's uniform, ..."
3. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"... listening to the wolf cries and assorted boo-spookery from the hidden speakers.
The doors swung open, revealing Lil in a rotting maid's uniform, ..."
4. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"... listening to the wolf cries and assorted boo-spookery from the hidden speakers.
The doors swung open, revealing Lil in a rotting maid's uniform, ..."
5. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"... listening to the wolf cries and assorted boo-spookery from the hidden speakers.
The doors swung open, revealing Lil in a rotting maid's uniform, ..."
6. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1899)
"Insatiable vulturous hunger has New Woman for all manner of Familiar Spirits,
Magic Occultism, Fortunetelling, Crystal-gazing, Palmistry, spookery, ..."
7. The Modern Novel: A Study of the Purpose and the Meaning of Fiction by Wilson Follett (1918)
"The "Gothic" romance loved spookery and neurasthenia for their own sakes; Jane
Austen hated those things for the sake of common sense. ..."
8. The Modern Novel: A Study of the Purpose and the Meaning of Fiction by Wilson Follett (1918)
"The "Gothic" romance loved spookery and neurasthenia for their own sakes; Jane
Austen hated those things for the sake of common sense. ..."
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