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|title= Poltergeist
|text=A mischievous ghost, especially one that makes mysterious noises.
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|text= A mischievous ghost, especially one that makes mysterious noises.
 
|author= [[Pad of Definitions]] ([[1.04 Phantom Traveler]])
 
|author= [[Pad of Definitions]] ([[1.04 Phantom Traveler]])
 
|source= [[Official Website]]
 
|source= [[Official Website]]
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|title= Poltergeist
|text=A term used to describe a supposed spirit or ghost that manifests itself by moving and influencing inanimate objects.
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|text= A term used to describe a supposed spirit or ghost that manifests itself by moving and influencing inanimate objects.
Reports of poltergeist acivity typically feature heavily on raps, bumps, thumps, knocks, footsteps and bed-shaking, all without a discernable point of origina or physical reason for occurence. Many accounts also detail objects being thrown about the room, furniture being moved, and even people being levitated.
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Reports of poltergeist activity typically feature heavily on raps, bumps, thumps, knocks, footsteps and bed-shaking, all without a discernible point of original or physical reason for occurrence. Many accounts also detail objects being thrown about the room, furniture being moved, and even people being levitated.
 
Though rare, a few reported poltergeists have been purported to speak, including The Bell Witch in 1817 and Gef the Talking Mongoose in 1931.
 
Though rare, a few reported poltergeists have been purported to speak, including The Bell Witch in 1817 and Gef the Talking Mongoose in 1931.
 
|author= [[Pad of Definitions]] ([[2.18 Hollywood Babylon]])
 
|author= [[Pad of Definitions]] ([[2.18 Hollywood Babylon]])

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Poltergeist

A mischievous ghost, especially one that makes mysterious noises.

Pad of Definitions (1.04 Phantom Traveler), Official Website

Poltergeist

A term used to describe a supposed spirit or ghost that manifests itself by moving and influencing inanimate objects.

Reports of poltergeist activity typically feature heavily on raps, bumps, thumps, knocks, footsteps and bed-shaking, all without a discernible point of original or physical reason for occurrence. Many accounts also detail objects being thrown about the room, furniture being moved, and even people being levitated.

Though rare, a few reported poltergeists have been purported to speak, including The Bell Witch in 1817 and Gef the Talking Mongoose in 1931.

Pad of Definitions (2.18 Hollywood Babylon), Official Website

See also