See also: spokes and spökes

German

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Etymology

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From 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

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Noun

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Spökes m (strong, genitive Spökes, no plural)

  1. (chiefly colloquial) idle fun; idle talk; banter; absurd or pointless joking
  2. (chiefly colloquial) tumult; romp

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