"peekaboo" meaning in English

See peekaboo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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Etymology: From peek + -a- + boo. Etymology templates: {{af|en|peek|-a-|boo}} peek + -a- + boo Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} peekaboo (not comparable)
  1. (of clothing) With holes, slits or transparent fabric to reveal what is normally hidden. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Clothing Translations (of clothing, with holes, slits, or transparent fabric): paljastava (english: revealing) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-peekaboo-en-adj-CEs~w55i Disambiguation of Clothing: 35 22 24 17 3 Disambiguation of 'of clothing, with holes, slits, or transparent fabric': 96 4
  2. (boxing) Being or using a style of boxing with the hands kept close to the face to defend it. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Boxing
    Sense id: en-peekaboo-en-adj-eyPbWKO7 Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: peek-a-boo Derived forms: peekaboo blouse, peekaboo bra, peekaboo card, peekaboo dress, peekaboo tank top, peekaboo top

Interjection

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Etymology: From peek + -a- + boo. Etymology templates: {{af|en|peek|-a-|boo}} peek + -a- + boo Head templates: {{en-interj}} peekaboo
  1. Boo (when showing oneself unexpectedly). Synonyms: peep bo, peep-bo, peepbo, peepo Related terms: Picabo
    Sense id: en-peekaboo-en-intj-XskxOoHA Categories (other): Terms with Hindi translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 5 8 29 24 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: peek-a-boo

Noun

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Etymology: From peek + -a- + boo. Etymology templates: {{af|en|peek|-a-|boo}} peek + -a- + boo Head templates: {{en-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!". Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Games Synonyms: peepbo Translations (game for small children): بخ (peḫ) (Arabic), kiekeboe (Dutch), kurkistusleikki (Finnish), coucou (French), Guck-guck-Spiel [neuter] (German), κούκου (koúkou) (Greek), קוּ־קוּ (ku-ku) [masculine] (Hebrew), पीकाबू (pīkābū) (Hindi), लुका-छुपी (lukā-chupī) (Hindi), kukucs (Hungarian), ci-luk-ba (Indonesian), bubusettete (Italian), いないいないばあ (inaiinaibā) (Japanese), 까꿍 (kkakkung) (Korean), ѕе (dze) (Macedonian), ba-cak (Malay), cak (Malay), a kuku (english: an exclamation) (Polish), cucu (Portuguese), ку-ку́ (ku-kú) (Russian), tittut (Swedish), จ๊ะเอ๋ (já-ěe) (Thai), ce-e (Turkish), hú òa (Vietnamese), ú òa (Vietnamese), pi-po (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-peekaboo-en-noun-c4GdCzlO Categories (other): Terms with Hindi translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 5 8 29 24 34 Topics: games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: peek-a-boo

Verb

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Etymology: From peek + -a- + boo. Etymology templates: {{af|en|peek|-a-|boo}} peek + -a- + boo Head templates: {{en-verb}} peekaboo (third-person singular simple present peekaboos, present participle peekabooing, simple past and past participle peekabooed)
  1. (intransitive) To peep out. Tags: intransitive
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Synonyms: peek-a-boo

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Picabo"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2021 September 2, Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil, “The Cloak of Duplication” (3:29 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 3, episode 2, spoken by Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch):",
          "text": "“The Sire is the oldest living vampire in the world.” “He's the vampire from which all other vampires have descended.” “All of them.” “Do not ever open this door.” “Peekaboo.” (growling)",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Boo (when showing oneself unexpectedly)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Boo",
          "boo"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "peep bo"
        },
        {
          "word": "peep-bo"
        },
        {
          "word": "peepbo"
        },
        {
          "word": "peepo"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-peekaboo.wav",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/63/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-peekaboo.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-peekaboo.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "peek-a-boo"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "peekaboo"
  ],
  "word": "peekaboo"
}

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