The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
spooked (comparative more spooked, superlative most spooked)
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.
spooked
simple past tense and past participle of spook
Source: Wiktionary
Spook, n. Etym: [D. spook; akin to G. spuk, Sw. spöke, Dan. spögelse a specter, spöge to play, sport, joke, spög a play, joke.]
1. A spirit; a ghost; an apparition; a hobgoblin. [Written also spuke.] Ld. Lytton.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The chimæra.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 June 2025
(noun) an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; “the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.