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ghost bump

noun

Etymology

From ghost + bump, modelled after goosebump.

  1. formed as ghost bump — “ghost + bump”

Definitions

  1. A goosebump, especially when caused by anything ghostly or ghastly.

    • The weather turned so frigid Luke got ghost bumps.
    • These were ghost bumps — the prickly bumps on my skin that often showed up when a ghost was about to appear.
    • Her son even had goose bumps (or more accurately in this case, ghost bumps).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA