Peekaboo Definition

pēkə-bo͝o
noun
A game to amuse a young child, in which someone hides his or her face, as behind the hands, and then suddenly reveals it, calling “Peekaboo!”
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • bopeep
adjective
Decorated with embroidered holes or eyelets.
American Heritage
Made of openwork or sheer fabric: said as of a blouse.
Webster's New World
interjection
Used as an exclamation in the child's game or to startle or gain attention.
Webster's New World

Origin of Peekaboo

  • peek boo

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Peekaboo Sentence Examples

  • Peekaboo, I spy you.

  • What better way could there be for your baby to snuggle up close to you than in a Peekaboo Fleece Pouch.

  • Not only do the skirts hide nothing of importance, but also if anything, they attract the eye precisely to the specifically female sexual areas by framing them, presenting them, or playing peekaboo with them ….

  • If you want to create a more modern style, you may choose to wear your side bang directly over one eye and ask your stylist for a peekaboo snip to carve a small space in your style.

  • Bangs can be long and side swept, or layered and blended well into the rest of the haircut to create a peekaboo effect.

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Words Starting With

PPEPEE

Words Ending With

OOOBOO

Unscrambles

peekaboo

Words Starting With P and Ending With O

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