English

Alternative forms

• peek-a-boo

Noun

peekaboo ‎(uncountable)

1. (games) A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!".

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Adjective

peekaboo ‎(comparative more peekaboo, superlative most peekaboo)

1. (of clothing) with holes, slits or transparent fabric to reveal what is normally hidden.

   The model was wearing a peekaboo swimsuit.

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Verb

peekaboo ‎(third-person singular simple present peekaboos, present participle peekabooing, simple past and past participle peekabooed)

1. (intransitive) To peep out.
   • 2013, Stan Timmons, Ammon's Horn

     A spike of white bone peekabooed through the flesh of his wrist and blood spurted.

   • 2013, Marianne Harden, Malicious Mischief

     “Mount Rainier has escaped the clouds.” I turned to the volcano peekabooing through the trees in the distance.