peekaboo

See also: peek-a-boo

English

Alternative forms

• peek-a-boo

Etymology

From peek +‎ -a- +‎ boo.

Noun

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!".

Translations

game for small children

• Dutch: kiekeboe (nl)
• Finnish: kurkistusleikki (fi)
• French: coucou (fr)
• German: Guck-guck-Spiel n
• Greek: κούκου (el) (koúkou)
• Hebrew: קוּ־קוּ m (ku-ku)
• Hungarian: kukucs
• Indonesian: ci-luk-ba
• Italian: bubusettete
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: いないいないばあ (inaiinaibā)
• Korean: 까꿍 (ko) (kkakkung)
• Macedonian: ѕе (dze)
• Malay: ba-cak, cak
• Portuguese: cucu
• Russian: ку-ку́ (ru) (ku-kú)
• Swedish: tittut
• Thai: จ๊ะเอ๋ (já-ěe)
• Turkish: ce-e

Adjective

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.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• peekaboo bra
• peekaboo dress

• peekaboo tanktop
• peekaboo top

Translations

of clothing, with holes, slits, or transparent fabric

• Finnish: paljastava (fi) (revealing)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Verb

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

peekaboo

1. boo (when showing oneself unexpectedly)