peekaboo

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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!".

Translations

• French: coucou
• German: Guck-guck-Spiel
• Italian: bubusettete
• Portuguese: cucu
• Russian: ку-ку́

Adjective

peekaboo (not comparable)

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

   The model was wearing a peekaboo swimsuit.

Verb

peekaboo (peekaboos, present participle peekabooing; 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.

Interjection

1. boo qual when showing oneself unexpectedly

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