peekaboo

[ peek-uh-boo ]

/ ˈpik əˌbu /

noun

Also called bo-peep. a game played by or with very young children, typically in which one covers the face or hides and then suddenly uncovers the face or reappears, calling “Peekaboo!”

adjective

Clothing.

decorated with openwork.
made of a sheer and revealing material, as some blouses for women.

appearing briefly and then vanishing, or promising to appear but failing to do so: the fluctuating response of the stock market to a peekaboo economic recovery.

Origin of peekaboo

1590–1600; peek + -a- connective + boo¹

Words nearby peekaboo

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Pee Dee, peegee hydrangea, peek, peekaboo, peekapoo, Peekskill, peel, peel-and-stick, Peele

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Example sentences from the Web for peekaboo

These images of schoolgirl skirts and peekaboo buttock outlines are just the most open, unapologetic manifestation of that.
In Defense of American Apparel: Why a Hitched-Up Skirt Barely Conceals a Profound Social Confusion|Tim Teeman|August 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you wore a peekaboo waist she couldn't see through you any easier.
Cobb's Anatomy|Irvin S. Cobb

British Dictionary definitions for peekaboo

peekaboo

/ (ˈpiːkəˌbuː) /

noun

a game for young children, in which one person hides his face and suddenly reveals it and cries "peekaboo."

adjective

(of a garment) made of fabric that is almost transparent or patterned with small holes

Word Origin for peekaboo

C16: from peek + boo

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	peekaboo
释义	peekaboo [ peek-uh-boo ] / ˈpik əˌbu / noun Also called bo-peep. a game played by or with very young children, typically in which one covers the face or hides and then suddenly uncovers the face or reappears, calling “Peekaboo!” adjective Clothing. decorated with openwork. made of a sheer and revealing material, as some blouses for women. appearing briefly and then vanishing, or promising to appear but failing to do so: the fluctuating response of the stock market to a peekaboo economic recovery. Origin of peekaboo 1590–1600; peek + -a- connective + boo¹ Words nearby peekaboo Peebles, Peeblesshire, Pee Dee, peegee hydrangea, peek, peekaboo, peekapoo, Peekskill, peel, peel-and-stick, Peele Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for peekaboo These images of schoolgirl skirts and peekaboo buttock outlines are just the most open, unapologetic manifestation of that. In Defense of American Apparel: Why a Hitched-Up Skirt Barely Conceals a Profound Social Confusion\|Tim Teeman\|August 8, 2014\|DAILY BEAST If you wore a peekaboo waist she couldn't see through you any easier. Cobb's Anatomy\|Irvin S. Cobb British Dictionary definitions for peekaboo peekaboo / (ˈpiːkəˌbuː) / noun a game for young children, in which one person hides his face and suddenly reveals it and cries "peekaboo." adjective (of a garment) made of fabric that is almost transparent or patterned with small holes Word Origin for peekaboo C16: from peek + boo Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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