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Definition of Peekaboo
1. Noun. A game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say boo!.
Definition of Peekaboo
1. n. A child's game; bopeep.
Definition of Peekaboo
1. Noun. (games) A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then revealing it and saying ''Boo!'' or ''Peekaboo!''. ¹
2. Adjective. (context: of clothing) with holes, slits or transparent fabric to reveal what is normally hidden. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Peekaboo
1. a children's game [n -BOOS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peekaboo
Literary usage of Peekaboo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. All about the Farm by Jo Ellen Moore (2005)
"peekaboo Barn Riddles ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp All About the Farm • EMC 2402
peekaboo Barn Riddles ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp. All About the Farm EMC 2402 ..."
2. Folio (1884)
"... tossed the big rag after it, and hustled for the back door, trilling " peekaboo !
peekaboo ! I see you hiding there," — Detroit Free Prest. ..."
3. Fleeting Fancies by William Frederick Kirk (1904)
"Dusky queens In the far-off Philippines As a rule Keep quite cool; For they wear,
yes, they do, Costumes very peekaboo. Underneath the bamboo tree Where the ..."
4. Literature Pockets, Folktales & Fairytales, Grades K-1 by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Jo Ellen Moore, Jill Norris (2002)
"peekaboo Clues pages 37 and 38 Learning becomes a game of "peekaboo" with this
illustrated flap book of questions and answers. The Three Bears' House pages ..."
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