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
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Or the vintage peep shows (!) in the downstairs restrooms.
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In rehearsal, Alexander, playing George as being transfixed on his personal peep show, improvised throwing a box of Tic Tacs at her.
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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.
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Each chapter or two offers some new perversity, a peep show whose cost is getting through Monk’s otherwise insipid prose.
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James also disapproves when Gina begins dressing more provocatively, dyeing her straw-colored hair light blond and, during a visit to Barcelona to see her sister (Ahna O’Reilly), watching a peep show featuring a couple copulating in animal masks.
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One company, with 300 peep show machines, was said to have netted $1.5 million in 1969.
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The old Times Square of pimps, prostitutes, peep shows, porn flicks and paddy wagons is gone, replaced by a different kind of hustle, aimed at tourists.
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First Known Use of peep show
1801
PEEP SHOW Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of peep show for English Language Learners
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: a show in which someone looks into a box, room, etc., through a small hole or window and sees pictures or a performance usually involving sex
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