PEEKABOO


Meaning of PEEKABOO in English

I. noun Etymology: 1peek + 1boo Date: 1599 a game for amusing a baby by repeatedly hiding one's face or body and popping back into view exclaiming “Peekaboo!”, II. adjective Date: 1895 trimmed with eyelet embroidery , made of a sheer or transparent fabric, offering only limited display or disclosure especially of a teasing sort

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