sneaky beaky

plural sneaky beakies

1. slangA covert look or investigation.

   "Flip me the details, and I'll have a sneaky beaky round for you."

   2014, Martyn Kinsella-Jones, A Falling of Angels

   2 more examples

   Whilst this might sound a little juvenile, it does serve as shorthand for what the MOD was about to do – carry out a sneaky beaky par excellence.

   2003, Tim Marshall, Shadowplay, page 39

   I left her in some bushes and did a sneaky beaky. It took me about forty five minutes to get up to the place and check that there were two elderly white guys and an elderly Congolese who seemed to be doing all the work.

   2014, Hamish Clarke, The Wrong Man, page 39

2. slangA furtive person.

   Synonyms: sneaky beak