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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The man with the Islamic State scarf appears to be playing a kind of jihadist peekaboo.
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Cloverfield was a strip-tease of a film, hiding the monster then revealing bits of it in a peekaboo dance.
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Sacramento Valley fog played peekaboo with the first super blue blood moon in 35 years.
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His mother leans toward him, smiling, widening her eyes, playing peekaboo and this-little-piggy.
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These Bichon Frise pups playing their own version of peekaboo is all kinds of cute.
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There my son played peekaboo behind the curtains of a Tudor era bed.
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And sometimes a garment and its moving-image component form a spellbinding experience, as happens with the lacy, peekaboo Kinematics dress (black of course) by the design studio Nervous System.
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And when paired with a leopard print skirt, retro granny-chic charm necklace and a peekaboo flash of bra strap? All the better.
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Origin and Etymology of 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
Recent Examples of peekaboo from the Web
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In 1993, the actress donned a violet gown with a peekaboo lime green paisley pantsuit.
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For the Met Gala last May, Ms. Dern not only wore a peekaboo navy column dress by Ms. Hearst, but also invited the designer along as her date.
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The breeze offered a peekaboo view of the sea through the lush trees.
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First Known Use of peekaboo
1895
PEEKABOO Defined for English Language Learners
Definition 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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