peep show
noun
a display of objects or pictures viewed through a small opening that is usually fitted with a magnifying lens.
a short, usually erotic or titillating film shown in a coin-operated viewing machine equipped with a projector.
Origin of peep show
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby peep show
peely-wally,
peen,
peene,
peenemünde,
peep,
peep show,
peep sight,
peepee,
peeper,
peephole,
peeping tom
Example sentences from the Web for peepshow
"It's like a peepshow all the time," he told Alec one day with an expansive grin.
The Great Airship. |F. S. BreretonSeveral cases were settled whilst the worthy Sultan was looking through the peepshow and kaleidoscope.
Has entered a peepshow, and is now arguing with the exhibitor upon the correctness of his view of the siege of “St. Jane Daker!”
I snatched the glass from Byfield, and brought it to focus upon one of these peepshow rifts: and lo!
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) |Robert Louis Stevenson
British Dictionary definitions for peepshow
peepshow
/ (ˈpiːpˌʃəʊ) /
noun
Also called: raree show
a small box with a peephole through which a series of pictures, esp of erotic poses, can be seen
a booth from which a viewer can see a live nude model for a fee