Definition of peekaboo
: a game for amusing a baby by repeatedly hiding one's face or body and popping back into view exclaiming “Peekaboo!”
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And an end to embarrassing peekaboo wardrobe malfunctions! skorts are my go-to look for warmer weather: flirty, fun and less figure-revealing than shorts.
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For less formal big days and nights, trouser suiting went sleek and intriguing: peekaboo shoulders on Priyanka Chopra, a softer approach to structure for Hillary Clinton, and Evan Rachel Wood in a chic smoking blazer.
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The grassy plane lifted at two corners to become the roof of an entrance hall, offering a peekaboo reveal of the existing museums.
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About halfway up, the Stuart Range begins to play peekaboo through gaps in the rolling hills.
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All anyone does is act—starting as a baby playing peekaboo for applause.
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The 180-seat restaurant has been renovated to showcase peekaboo ocean views at the shore-facing section of the restaurant.
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This is the realm of women with papooses, grandmothers playing peekaboo, and dads who hover like the Secret Service, ready to catch or grab at a moment's notice.
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But then, peekaboo, there’s Patricia Arquette! Andie MacDowell says peace.
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Origin and Etymology of peekaboo
1peek + 1boo
peekaboo
Definition of peekaboo
1 : trimmed with eyelet embroidery a peekaboo blouse
2 : made of a sheer or transparent fabric; also : revealing usually small areas of skin
3 : offering only limited display or disclosure especially of a teasing sort peekaboo publicity
First Known Use of peekaboo
1895
PEEKABOO Defined for English Language Learners
peekaboo
playDefinition of peekaboo for English Language Learners
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: a game played with a baby in which you cover and then uncover your face and say “Peekaboo!”
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