spooks

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MI5, MI6 & the British Army spooks are all operating on massive budgets and need the public to perceive that something is going on.

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  1. noun Informal A ghost; a specter.
  2. noun Slang A secret agent; a spy.
  3. noun Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a Black person.
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  • At last the bitter skeptic sees the truth Although Sherlock Holmes famously disbelieved in vampires and spooks, his creator was more credulous. —  FSF,February2006
  • All the spooks were gone; one Mundane remained standing. —  Night Mare
  • ‘But spooks or no spooks, they won’t get in The Pony so easy. —  The Lord of the Rings
  • He feeds on dead meat from bigger crooks and spooks, and sometimes he kills rabbits. —  F ;SF - vol 090 issue 03 - March 1996
  • We're cutting things damn short if the spooks are gonna need a week to mobilize. —  The Many-Coloured Land -- Julian May
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