PEEKABOO


Meaning of PEEKABOO in English

/ ˌpiːkəˈbuː; NAmE / ( BrE also ˈpeep-bo ) noun

[ U ] a simple game played to amuse young children, in which you keep hiding your face and then showing it again, saying 'Peekaboo!' or 'Peep-bo!'

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from peek + boo .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.