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   pol·ter·geist

   /ˈpōltərˌɡīst/

   noun

   • 1. a ghost or other supernatural being supposedly responsible for physical disturbances such as loud noises and objects thrown around.

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from German Poltergeist, from poltern ‘create a disturbance’ + Geist ‘ghost’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   21 hours ago · The 1980s (pronounced "nineteen-eighties", shortened to "the '80s" or "the Eighties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1980, and ended on December 31, 1989.. The decade saw a dominance of conservatism and free market economics, and a socioeconomic change due to advances in technology and a worldwide move away from planned economies and towards laissez-faire capitalism compared to the 1970s.