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Spoopy

//ˈspuːpi// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of spooky. Internet, humorous

    "Hey Alan, did you know when Romance wears those black jackets he looks spoopier?"

  2. 2
    Involving horror concepts and tropes in comical, cute, or nonthreatening ways. Internet, humorous

    "[Y]ou might like Crimson Peak. Although the story is lacking, it's the spoopiest—and most interesting thing—at the Cineplex."

Adjective
  1. 1
    funny and spooky at the same time wordnet

Etymology

A misspelling of spooky, originating from a 2009 photograph of a Halloween sign with the misspelled word spoopy originally uploaded to the website Flickr. It was reposted on Tumblr in 2011, upon which the word become an Internet meme and developed its current senses.

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