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poltergeist

pol·ter·geist

UK/ˈpɒl.tə.ɡaɪst/ US/ˈpoʊl.tɚˌɡaɪst/ uncommon

noun

1.

a ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder

Origin

From poltergeist, the supernatural entity. From orbiting a neutron star, a "dead" star, a star that no longer contains a fusion core, but which is radiating away its stored energy.

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