Why Are Mi5 Called Spooks?
The Title Is a Popular Colloquialism for Spies, and the Series Follows the Work of a Group of Mi5 Officers Based at the Service's Thames House Headquarters, in...
The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid.
What is a spook in the spy world?
(Entry 1 of 2) 1 : ghost, specter. 2 : an undercover agent : spy. spook.
What is a spook in military terms?
Spook. Slang for intelligence officer. The primary meaning of spook is a ghost. Like them, intelligence officers operate in the shadows.