peep show

noun

Definition of peep show

: an entertainment (such as a film) or object (such as a small picture) that is viewed through a small opening or a magnifying glass and is usually sexually explicit

Examples of peep show in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Camming sites host live streams of models, usually with a chatroom feature, much like a digital peep show. — The Economist, 10 Jan. 2020 Showgirl Video was believed to be the last place in Las Vegas with a peep show – a place where dancers perform behind a window, which opened when a patron placed $1 into a machine, for tips. — USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2019 Nevada Las Vegas: An adult video and bookstore that operated the Las Vegas area’s lone peep show has closed, marking the end of an era. — USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2019 If 19th- and early 20th-century titillation is more your speed, Musée Mecanique has a handful of peep shows, too. — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 29 Sep. 2018 Stan is merely the sad sack who can’t stay away, shakily throwing coins into the peep show machine to see her once again. — refinery29.com, 11 June 2018 Or the vintage peep shows (!) in the downstairs restrooms. — Michael Klein, Philly.com, 23 May 2018 In rehearsal, Alexander, playing George as being transfixed on his personal peep show, improvised throwing a box of Tic Tacs at her. — Marc Freeman, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2018 From a thriving theater to a peep show to one of the most highly desirable buildings in the community, the historic Lincoln Park Theater has had quite a run. — Brandon Patterson, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2018

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