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Peekaboo
(games) A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!".
📖 Definitions of "Peekaboo"
noun
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(games) A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!".
verb
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To peep out.
adjective
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(of clothing) with holes, slits or transparent fabric to reveal what is normally hidden.
"The model was wearing a peekaboo swimsuit."
interjection
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Boo (when showing oneself unexpectedly)
🔄 Synonyms of "Peekaboo"
1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bopeepnoun | Alternative form of bo-peep. [The act of looking out suddenly, as from behind a screen, so as to startle someone (as by children in play), or of looking out and drawing suddenly back, as if frightened.] |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Peekaboo"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bopeepnoun | Alternative form of bo-peep. [The act of looking out suddenly, as from behind a screen, so as to startle someone (as by children in play), or of looking out and drawing suddenly back, as if frightened.] |
| heynoun | (country dancing) A choreographic figure in which three or more dancers weave between one another, passing by left and right shoulder alternately. |
| ahoynoun | An utterance of this interjection. |
| burnnoun | A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals. |
| surprisenoun | Something unexpected. |
| cuckoonoun | Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae within the order Cuculiformes, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call. |
| aboonoun | — |
| hellonoun | "Hello!" or an equivalent greeting. |
| hiyanoun | — |
| peekabonoun | Alternative form of peekaboo. [(games) A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!".] |
| peek-a-boonoun | Alternative form of peekaboo. [(games) A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!".] |
| bo-peepnoun | The act of looking out suddenly, as from behind a screen, so as to startle someone (as by children in play), or of looking out and drawing suddenly back, as if frightened. |
| peeksynoun | (childish) A peek; a quick look. |
| peepnoun | A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one. |
| peekingverb | The act of one who peeks. |
| peepenoun | Obsolete form of peep. [A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.] |
| keeknoun | (Scotland) A look, especially a quick one; a peek. |
| pekapoonoun | Alternative form of peekapoo. [A crossbreed dog resulting from the breeding of a Pekingese and a poodle.] |
| boo-boonoun | (countable, colloquial, often childish) A mistake or error. |
| boohnoun | Archaic form of boo. [A derisive shout made to indicate disapproval.] |
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