Spooked vs. Shooked — What's the Difference?

(Informal) A ghost; a specter.

Simple past tense and past participle of shook

(Slang) A secret agent; a spy.

Simple past tense and past participle of shake, shook

Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a black person.

To haunt.

To startle and cause nervous activity in; frighten

To become frightened and nervous.

A little scared; worried by a feeling or event. Describing the unsettling feeling there being another unknown ghostly presence.

Being spied upon by security or intelligence services.

(informal) Taken off guard; astonished; surprised.

(philosophy) Duped into believing a spook.

Simple past tense and past participle of spook