If you take the scare sound a ghost makes on Halloween and add the letters 'ST' to the end, what word do you get for giving someone an encouraging lift?
A boost
This riddle relies on simple letter addition to a thematic sound word. The standard exclamation a ghost uses to startle someone is 'boo.' Appending the letters 'st' to the end of 'boo' transforms the spectral shout into the word 'boost,' which means an encouraging lift or upward push.
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