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bo-peep

[ boh-peep ]
/ boʊˈpip /

noun

peekaboo.

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Origin of bo-peep

1520–30; bo (variant of boo1) + peep1

Words nearby bo-peep

boozehound, boozer, booze-up, boozy, bop, bo-peep, Bophuthatswana, Bopp, bopper, boppish, BOQ
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British Dictionary definitions for bo-peep

bo-peep
/ (ˌbəʊˈpiːp) /

noun

a game for very young children, in which one hides (esp hiding one's face in one's hands) and reappears suddenly
Australian and NZ informal a quick look (esp in the phrase have a bo-peep)
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