peekaboo

[ peek-uh-boo ]

noun
  1. 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
  1. Clothing.

    • decorated with openwork.

    • made of a sheer and revealing material, as some blouses for women.

  2. 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.

Origin of peekaboo

1
1590–1600; peek + -a- connective + boo1

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British Dictionary definitions for peekaboo

peekaboo

/ (ˈpiːkəˌbuː) /


noun
  1. a game for young children, in which one person hides his face and suddenly reveals it and cries "peekaboo."

adjective
  1. (of a garment) made of fabric that is almost transparent or patterned with small holes

Origin of peekaboo

1
C16: from peek + boo

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