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We're not completely helpless, Barbara. I've been reading that book and there's a word for people in our situation: ghosts.
— Beetlejuice · 1988
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker offers a bit of wry comfort: after reading up, they've found there is a name for people in their predicament. The reveal that the name is "ghosts" turns the encouraging setup into a deadpan, darkly comic acknowledgment of their state.
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