peekaboo
[ peek-uh-boo ]
/ ˈpik əˌbu /
noun
Also called bo-peep.
a game played by or with very young children, typically in which one covers the face or hides and then suddenly uncovers the face or reappears, calling “Peekaboo!”
adjective
Clothing.
- decorated with openwork.
- made of a sheer and revealing material, as some blouses for women.
appearing briefly and then vanishing, or promising to appear but failing to do so: the fluctuating response of the stock market to a peekaboo economic recovery.
Words nearby peekaboo
pee dee,
peebles,
peeblesshire,
peegee hydrangea,
peek,
peekaboo,
peekapoo,
peekskill,
peel,
peel off,
peel-and-stick
Example sentences from the Web for peekaboo
These images of schoolgirl skirts and peekaboo buttock outlines are just the most open, unapologetic manifestation of that.
In Defense of American Apparel: Why a Hitched-Up Skirt Barely Conceals a Profound Social Confusion |Tim Teeman |August 8, 2014 |DAILY BEASTIf you wore a peekaboo waist she couldn't see through you any easier.
Cobb's Anatomy |Irvin S. Cobb
British Dictionary definitions for peekaboo
peekaboo
/ (ˈpiːkəˌbuː) /
noun
a game for young children, in which one person hides his face and suddenly reveals it and cries "peekaboo."
adjective
(of a garment) made of fabric that is almost transparent or patterned with small holes
Word Origin for peekaboo
C16: from
peek +
boo