PEEKABOO


Meaning of PEEKABOO in English

I. ˈpē-kə-ˌbü noun

Etymology: peek (I) + boo (I)

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

1. : trimmed with eyelet embroidery

a peekaboo blouse

2. : made of a sheer or transparent fabric ; also : revealing usually small areas of skin

3. : offering only limited display or disclosure especially of a teasing sort

peekaboo publicity

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.