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peekaboo en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpikəbu/ (General-American)
Etymology
From peek + -a- + boo.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, of clothing) With holes, slits or transparent fabric to reveal what is normally hidden.
The model was wearing a peekaboo swimsuit.
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(not-comparable) Being or using a style of boxing with the hands kept close to the face to defend it.
peekaboo boxing
a peekaboo guard
Forms
Deriveds
peekaboo tank top · peekaboo top · peekaboo dress · peekaboo card · peekaboo blouse · peekaboo bra
Translations (1)
fi paljastava (of clothing, with holes, slits, or transparent fabric)
peekaboo en · INTJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpikəbu/ (General-American)
Etymology
From peek + -a- + boo.
Meanings
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Boo (when showing oneself unexpectedly).
“The Sire is the oldest living vampire in the world.” “He's the vampire from which all other vampires have descended.” “All of them.” “Do not ever open this door.” “Peekaboo.” (growling)
2021 September 2, Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil, “The Cloak of Duplication” (3:29 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 3, episode 2, spoken by Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch):
Forms
Relateds
Picabo
Synonyms
peepo · peepbo · peep bo · peep-bo
peekaboo en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpikəbu/ (General-American)
Etymology
From peek + -a- + boo.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!".
Forms
Synonyms
peepbo
Translations (26)
hi पीकाबू (game for small children) · sv tittut (game for small children) · hu kukucs (game for small children) · ru ку-ку́ (game for small children) · he קוּ־קוּ (game for small children) · ko 까꿍 (game for small children) · fi kurkistusleikki (game for small children) · pl a kuku (game for small children) · it bubusettete (game for small children) · tr ce-e (game for small children) · hi लुका-छुपी (game for small children) · ja いないいないばあ (game for small children) · pt cucu (game for small children) · vi ú òa (game for small children) · id ci-luk-ba (game for small children) · nl kiekeboe (game for small children) · cy pi-po (game for small children) · fr coucou (game for small children) · de Guck-guck (game for small children) · vi hú òa (game for small children) · ms cak (game for small children) · ar بخ (game for small children) · el κούκου (game for small children) · ms ba-cak (game for small children) · mk ѕе (game for small children) · th จ๊ะเอ๋ (game for small children)
peekaboo en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpikəbu/ (General-American)
Etymology
From peek + -a- + boo.
Meanings
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(intransitive) To peep out.
A spike of white bone peekabooed through the flesh of his wrist and blood spurted.
2013, Stan Timmons, Ammon's Horn:“Mount Rainier has escaped the clouds.” I turned to the volcano peekabooing through the trees in the distance.
2013, Marianne Harden, Malicious Mischief:
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