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German
Etymology
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
Noun
Spökes m (strong, genitive Spökes, no plural)
- (chiefly colloquial) idle fun; idle talk; banter; absurd or pointless joking
- (chiefly colloquial) tumult; romp
Declension