peekaboo

alternative peek-a-boo

1. uncountablegamesA game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!".

   Synonyms: peepbo

alternative peek-a-boo

1. not comparableWith holes, slits or transparent fabric to reveal what is normally hidden.

   The model was wearing a peekaboo swimsuit.

2. not comparableboxingBeing or using a style of boxing with the hands kept close to the face to defend it.

   peekaboo boxing

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   a peekaboo guard

present singular third person peekaboos · participle present peekabooing · participle past peekabooed · past peekabooed · alternative peek-a-boo

1. intransitiveTo peep out.

   A spike of white bone peekabooed through the flesh of his wrist and blood spurted.

   2013, Stan Timmons, Ammon's Horn

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   “Mount Rainier has escaped the clouds.” I turned to the volcano peekabooing through the trees in the distance.

   2013, Marianne Harden, Malicious Mischief

alternative peek-a-boo

1. Boo (when showing oneself unexpectedly).

   “The Sire is the oldest living vampire in the world.” “He's the vampire from which all other vampires have descended.” “All of them.” “Do not ever open this door.” “Peekaboo.” (growling)

   2021 September 2, Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil, “The Cloak of Duplication” (3:29 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 3, episode 2, spoken by Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch)

   Synonyms: peep bo, peep-bo, peepbo, peepo