superspook

English

Etymology

super- +‎ spook

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Noun

superspook (plural superspooks)

1. (slang) A very powerful or successful spy.
   • 2008 February 3, William Safire, “Dirty Tricks”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The former superspook confided to me that he planned to challenge Baker to a lie-detector test on what was labeled “Debategate.”