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Peeping Tom
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.peep·ing Tom (pē′pĭng)n. A person who gets pleasure, especially sexual pleasure, from secretly watching others; a voyeur.
[After the legendary Peeping Tom of Coventry, England, who was the only person to see the naked Lady Godiva.]Peeping Tom n a man who furtively observes women undressing; voyeur [C19: after the tailor who, according to legend, peeped at Lady Godiva when she rode naked through Coventry]Peep′ing Tom′
n. a person who obtains sexual gratification by observing others surreptitiously. [1910–15; allusion to the man who peeped at Lady Godiva as she rode naked through Coventry] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Peeping Tom - a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of otherspeeper, voyeurlooker, spectator, viewer, watcher, witness - a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star" |
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peeping Tom
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.peeping TomA person (typically referring to a man) who secretly watches people undressing or engaging in sex without their consent. Unless you want to be a target for peeping Toms, you better get curtains for your bedroom windows soon.See also: peep, tompeeping TomA person who secretly watches others, especially for sexual gratification; a voyeur. For example, The police caught a peeping Tom right outside their house. This expression, first recorded in 1796, alludes to the legend of the tailor Tom, the only person to watch the naked Lady Godiva as she rode by and who was struck blind for this sin. See also: peep, toma ˌPeeping ˈTom (disapproving) a person who likes to watch people secretly, especially when they are taking off their clothesIn 1040 in the English town of Coventry, Lady Godiva rode through the streets completely naked in an attempt to make her husband change his mind about forcing people to pay high taxes. In the story, only one man, Tom, watched her and he suddenly became blind.See also: Peep, tompeeping TomA person who secretly watches others, especially for sexual gratification. This term, first recorded in 1796, alludes to the legend of tailor Tom, the only one to watch the naked Lady Godiva as she rode by and who was struck blind for doing so. Many localities have “peeping Tom laws,” ordinances usually based on principles of invading privacy. The traditional peeping Tom involves a man peering through a window into a private dwelling, but today’s advanced technology may involve a spy camera, telescope, or hidden recording equipment observing someone remotely. The Athens Banner-Herald reported police were looking for a peeping Tom who spied on a fifteen-year-old girl, standing on a five-gallon bucket to peep through a crack in the girl’s mini-blinds (July 26, 2010). The British Sunday Mirror reported a case of a landlord spying on girl tenants in their bathroom via sophisticated recording equipment that taped all their actions (August 16, 1998).See also: peep, tomPeeping Tom
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.Peeping Tomstricken blind for peeping as the naked Lady Godiva rode by. [Br. Legend: Brewer Dictionary]See: Blindness
Peeping Tomstruck blind for peeping at Lady Godiva. [Br. Legend: Brewer Dictionary, 403]See: Punishment
Peeping Tomillicitly glanced at the naked Godiva. [Br. Legend: Brewer Dictionary, 815]See: Voyeurismpeeping Tom
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.peeping Tom (pē′pĭng)n. A person who gets pleasure, especially sexual pleasure, from secretly watching others; a voyeur.voyeur A person who achieves sexual gratification from watching others naked, undressing and/or performing sexual acts.peeping Tom A person who derives sexual pleasure and arousal from secretly watching others in a state of undress or engaged in sexual activity. A voyeur. The term derives from the legend of Tom the tailor of Coventry who was the only person to look at the naked Lady Godiva, and lived to regret it, being instantly struck blind. See also VOYEURISM.peeping tom
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.peeping tomn. a person who stealthily peeks into windows, holes in restroom walls or other openings with the purpose of getting a sexual thrill from seeing women or girls undressed or couples making love. The term comes from the legendary Tom who was the one person who peeked when Lady Godiva rode her horse naked through the streets of Coventry to protest taxes. Being a peeping tom is treated as a crime based on sexual deviancy, with various names in different states. It forms the basis for a lawsuit by the victim on the basis of invasion of privacy. AcronymsSeePTPeeping Tom
Note: This page may contain terms or definitions that are offensive or inappropriate for some readers.Synonyms for Peeping Tomnoun a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of othersSynonymsRelated Words- looker
- spectator
- viewer
- watcher
- witness
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