"sneaky beaky" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sneaky beakies [plural]
Etymology: Rhyming reduplication. Head templates: {{en-noun}} sneaky beaky (plural sneaky beakies)
  1. (slang) A covert look or investigation. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-sneaky_beaky-en-noun-fZxuDsgS
  2. (slang) A furtive person Tags: slang Synonyms: sneaky beak
    Sense id: en-sneaky_beaky-en-noun-e02nqCCN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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