Spökes
German
editEtymology
editFrom Ripuarian Central Franconian Spökes, derived with the common Rhenish morpheme -es from Spok (“apparition; idle fun”), from Middle Low German spōk, whence also German Spuk (“spook, apparition”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSpökes m (strong, genitive Spökes, no plural)
- (chiefly colloquial) idle fun; idle talk; banter; absurd or pointless joking
- (chiefly colloquial) tumult; romp