ghoulie

noun

ghou·​lie ˈgü-lē How to pronounce ghoulie (audio)

Examples of ghoulie in a Sentence

a tale of a decrepit mansion haunted by a gallery of ghoulies
Recent Examples on the Web Between his starring roles in The Conjuring films and the Insidious series Patrick Wilson has become very familiar with onscreen ghosts and ghoulies, which may explain why the actor has made the fifth entry in the latter franchise his directorial debut. Clark Collis, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2023 An oldie but a ghoulie, er, goody. Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 13 Oct. 2020 Ghosties and ghoulies and Stephen King beasties: TV has become a hellscape of our literal and metaphorical fears. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 27 Oct. 2019

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Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ghoulie was in 1905

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“Ghoulie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghoulie. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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