peepshow
Britishnoun
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Also called: raree show. a small box with a peephole through which a series of pictures, esp of erotic poses, can be seen
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a booth from which a viewer can see a live nude model for a fee
Example Sentences
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But it began its life as circus sideshow, on the magic-lantern and peepshow circuit of the late-19th century, and a disreputable pedigree has defined it ever since.
From The Guardian • May 18, 2018
Director Will Brenton recently confirmed that this live extravaganza will be a sequel to 1973's Carnival Of Monsters, in which miniaturised life forms trapped in a hi-tech peepshow escape and grow back to full size.
From The Guardian • Oct. 1, 2010
On March 3, 1839 a Parisian peepshow known as a Diorama, in which panoramic tableaux were exhibited, burned down.
From Time Magazine Archive
Page 4 is a set of false whiskers, page 5 a peepshow.
From Time Magazine Archive
Paul Lindau, an author and publisher, described it as “a gigantic peepshow of utter horror, but extraordinarily to the point.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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