peekaboo

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See also: peek-a-boo

English

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Etymology

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From peek +‎ -a- +‎ boo.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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peekaboo (uncountable)

  1. (games) A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!".
    Synonym: peepbo

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Adjective

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peekaboo (not comparable)

  1. (of clothing) With holes, slits or transparent fabric to reveal what is normally hidden.
    The model was wearing a peekaboo swimsuit.
  2. (boxing) Being or using a style of boxing with the hands kept close to the face to defend it.
    peekaboo boxing
    a peekaboo guard

Quotations

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  • 2011 January 13, Phil Vettel, “Chef of the Year: Anthomy Martin”, in Chicago Tribune, 164th year, number 13, section 5, page 4:
    Precise herbed-lamb packets amid art nouveau swirls of asparagus noodles, a lacy tuile that adds a peekaboo seductivity to potato gnocchi — [Anthony] Martin’s presentations are bold and beautiful, yet his flavor pairings are almost maddeningly subtle, driving overanalytical foodies to despair.

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Verb

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peekaboo (third-person singular simple present peekaboos, present participle peekabooing, simple past and past participle peekabooed)

  1. (intransitive) To peep out.
    • 2013, Stan Timmons, Ammon's Horn:
      A spike of white bone peekabooed through the flesh of his wrist and blood spurted.
    • 2013, Marianne Harden, Malicious Mischief:
      “Mount Rainier has escaped the clouds.” I turned to the volcano peekabooing through the trees in the distance.

Interjection

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peekaboo

  1. Boo (when showing oneself unexpectedly).
    Synonyms: peep bo, peep-bo, peepbo, peepo

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