peekaboon.int.adj.

Brit.

/ˌpiːkəˈbuː/,

/ˈpiːkəbuː/, U.S.

/ˈˌpikəˈˌbu/

Forms:

α. 1600s peekeboe.

β. 1800s– peekaboo, 1900s– peekabo.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: peek v.¹, bo int., English -a- , boo int.

Etymology: In α. forms < peek v.¹ + bo int. In β. forms apparently re-formed < peek v.¹ + -a-, connective element + boo int. Compare keek-bo n. at keek v. Compounds and peep-bo n.

A. n.

1. A game played with a young child which involves hiding oneself, or one's face, and suddenly reappearing, saying ‘peekaboo’. Cf. bo-peep n., peep-bo n. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > bo-peep

bo-peep1528

bo-keik1535

peekaboo1600

hity-tity1609

titbore tatbore1614

peep-bo1660

peep1677

teet-boa1774

hide-and-peep1832

peep-eye1887

teetie-bo1892

1600 B. Jonson Every Man out of his Humor iv. i. sig. Lii Nay neuer play peeke-boe [1640 folio boe-peep] with me.

1864 M. J. Holmes Darkness & Daylight xxxviii. 371 Little Nina..played ‘peek-a-boo’ beneath the shade, screaming at every ‘peek’, ‘I seen your eyes, I did’.

1891 E. W. Wilcox How Salvator Won 63 The cunningest thing that a baby can do Is the very first time it plays peek-a-boo.

1903 C. Copeland School of Woods (U.S.) 29 Like a mischievous child playing at peek-aboo.

1976 M. Hunter Talent is Not Enough 110 A game of peekaboo with a baby..shrieking with laughter at the adult face popping into view.

1989 Scotl. on Sunday 28 May 12 ‘Peekaboo’ teaches a child that people and objects can disappear but are still there even when out of sight.

2005 R. Zadok Gem Squash Tokoloshe i. viii. 63 Startled at being caught out in my game of peek-a-boo.

2. An item of clothing decorated with a pattern of holes so as to allow glimpses of the wearer's body; a partially transparent garment.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > other > article of

surplice1382

cento1610

fit1831

Tom and Jerry1832

breaster1841

princess cut1877

frump1886

trail1896

turn-down1896

peekaboo1908

see-through1937

zip-up1942

smart casual1943

classic1948

hipster1948

A-line1955

polo1967

tube1975

1908 S. Ford Side-stepping with Shorty iv. 60 She was sportin' a Peter Pan peekaboo that would have made Comstock gasp.

1930 M. Sullivan Our Times III. 499 A shirt-waist, supposed to be an extreme of daring, in which embroidered perforations permitted sight of female epidermis upon the arms and as much as two inches below the nape of the neck, was called the ‘peek-a-boo’.

1990 N.Y. Times Mag. 14 Jan. 62/1 Claude Montana's peekaboos were the most artful—usually jackets or tops consisting only of intriguingly woven cords of cloth.

3. A hairstyle in which the hair falls over the face, concealing one eye.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > hair hanging loose

flat1678

peekaboo1968

1968 J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet 195 Peek-a-boo, hair style that originated..in 1941. The hair was cut so that it hung about 8 inches below the shoulders; in front it covered one eye and was softly waved to the end.

1993 J. Meades Pompey (1994) 258 Down there, end of a stage-left aisle, twelve rows back, seats J12 and J11—a girl with a peek-a-boo flicks away a squaddy's hand from her thigh.

B. int.

Representing the exclamation usually made to accompany the revealing of a person's face in the game of peekaboo. Also in extended use.

ΚΠ

1846 R. B. Hayes Let. 22 Nov. in C. R. Williams Diary & Lett. Rutherford B. Hayes (1922) I. 190 Love to all. Peek-a-boo to Lolly and Willie.

1869 Riverside Mag. Oct. 466/1 She plays peek-a-boo, too. Peek-a-boo, baby! Peek-a-boo!

1895 Overland Monthly Oct. 370/2 She was annoyed at having her best turned phrases interrupted..by the absurd ‘peek-a-boo’ of a tiny morsel of humanity.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses i. iii. [Proteus] 45 Peekaboo. I see you.

1998 R. Newman Manners 202 His right hand goes to his jacket side-pocket. Peek-a-boo. He drops a black leather wallet back in his pocket again.

C. adj. (attributive).

1. Designating an item of clothing having a pattern of small holes, or that is partially transparent. Esp. in peekaboo blouse, peekaboo waist.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > having specific parts > ornamented or trimmed > with holes

pouncedc1410

peekaboo1895

1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 306/3 Child's Sun Bonnet, made of printed lawn, peek-a-boo front.

1906 Springfield (Mass.) Weekly Republican 10 May 13 In San Francisco there is no winter suit and summer suit. The same medium-weight garment is worn the year round and the peek-a-boo waist is unknown.

1913 Maclean's Aug. 103/1 The wars upon cigarettes, bridge whist and peekaboo waists are passing madnesses.

1959 J. Braine Vodi xiv. 195 The peekaboo blouse..now seemed vulgar, a barmaid's uniform.

1989 ‘C. Roman’ Foreplay iii. 20 I don't have peekaboo underwear.

2. Designating a person's hair or hairstyle that covers one eye and part of the face.

ΚΠ

1948 M. M. Miller Winchester's Screen Encycl. 117/2 Her ‘peek-a-boo’ style secured major part for her, under new name Veronica Lake.

1966 J. Stevens Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing & Wigmaking 109/2 Peekaboo locks, hanging hair that partly conceals the face and eyes.

1973 Daily Tel. 9 July 17/3 Veronica Lake, the filmstar who was famous in the 1940s for her ‘peek-a-boo’ hairstyle, died in Vermont, America, on Saturday of acute hepatitis.

1991 N.Y. Times Mag. 13 Oct. 59/2 A boy with an armful of bangles and peekaboo Clara Bow hair races through a spelling test.

3. Boxing. Designating or relating to a manner of fighting in which a boxer repeatedly protects his face with his gloved hands, and then suddenly delivers a punch which takes his opponent by surprise.

ΚΠ

1960 Times 22 June 5/5 Covering up behind his high ‘peek-a-boo’ guard, he [sc. Floyd Patterson] rode out the brief crisis.

1982 S. B. Flexner Listening to Amer. 130 Peekaboo style, Floyd Patterson's early 1950s style of fighting with his gloves in front of his face... This protective style was devised for Patterson by his manager, Cus d'Amato, because Patterson had been easy to hit in the head and knock down.

1994 N.Y. Times 14 Aug. viii. 4/5 Buster Sr. was a 245-pounder with that cute Cus D'Amato-taught peekaboo style.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peekaboo
释义	peekaboon.int.adj. Brit. /ˌpiːkəˈbuː/, /ˈpiːkəbuː/, U.S. /ˈˌpikəˈˌbu/ Forms: α. 1600s peekeboe. β. 1800s– peekaboo, 1900s– peekabo. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: peek v.¹, bo int., English -a- , boo int. Etymology: In α. forms < peek v.¹ + bo int. In β. forms apparently re-formed < peek v.¹ + -a-, connective element + boo int. Compare keek-bo n. at keek v. Compounds and peep-bo n. A. n. 1. A game played with a young child which involves hiding oneself, or one's face, and suddenly reappearing, saying ‘peekaboo’. Cf. bo-peep n., peep-bo n. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > bo-peep bo-peep1528 bo-keik1535 peekaboo1600 hity-tity1609 titbore tatbore1614 peep-bo1660 peep1677 teet-boa1774 hide-and-peep1832 peep-eye1887 teetie-bo1892 1600 B. Jonson Every Man out of his Humor iv. i. sig. Lii Nay neuer play peeke-boe [1640 folio boe-peep] with me. View more context for this quotation 1864 M. J. Holmes Darkness & Daylight xxxviii. 371 Little Nina..played ‘peek-a-boo’ beneath the shade, screaming at every ‘peek’, ‘I seen your eyes, I did’. 1891 E. W. Wilcox How Salvator Won 63 The cunningest thing that a baby can do Is the very first time it plays peek-a-boo. 1903 C. Copeland School of Woods (U.S.) 29 Like a mischievous child playing at peek-aboo. 1976 M. Hunter Talent is Not Enough 110 A game of peekaboo with a baby..shrieking with laughter at the adult face popping into view. 1989 Scotl. on Sunday 28 May 12 ‘Peekaboo’ teaches a child that people and objects can disappear but are still there even when out of sight. 2005 R. Zadok Gem Squash Tokoloshe i. viii. 63 Startled at being caught out in my game of peek-a-boo. 2. An item of clothing decorated with a pattern of holes so as to allow glimpses of the wearer's body; a partially transparent garment. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > other > article of surplice1382 cento1610 fit1831 Tom and Jerry1832 breaster1841 princess cut1877 frump1886 trail1896 turn-down1896 peekaboo1908 see-through1937 zip-up1942 smart casual1943 classic1948 hipster1948 A-line1955 polo1967 tube1975 1908 S. Ford Side-stepping with Shorty iv. 60 She was sportin' a Peter Pan peekaboo that would have made Comstock gasp. 1930 M. Sullivan Our Times III. 499 A shirt-waist, supposed to be an extreme of daring, in which embroidered perforations permitted sight of female epidermis upon the arms and as much as two inches below the nape of the neck, was called the ‘peek-a-boo’. 1990 N.Y. Times Mag. 14 Jan. 62/1 Claude Montana's peekaboos were the most artful—usually jackets or tops consisting only of intriguingly woven cords of cloth. 3. A hairstyle in which the hair falls over the face, concealing one eye. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > hair hanging loose flat1678 peekaboo1968 1968 J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet 195 Peek-a-boo, hair style that originated..in 1941. The hair was cut so that it hung about 8 inches below the shoulders; in front it covered one eye and was softly waved to the end. 1993 J. Meades Pompey (1994) 258 Down there, end of a stage-left aisle, twelve rows back, seats J12 and J11—a girl with a peek-a-boo flicks away a squaddy's hand from her thigh. B. int. Representing the exclamation usually made to accompany the revealing of a person's face in the game of peekaboo. Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1846 R. B. Hayes Let. 22 Nov. in C. R. Williams Diary & Lett. Rutherford B. Hayes (1922) I. 190 Love to all. Peek-a-boo to Lolly and Willie. 1869 Riverside Mag. Oct. 466/1 She plays peek-a-boo, too. Peek-a-boo, baby! Peek-a-boo! 1895 Overland Monthly Oct. 370/2 She was annoyed at having her best turned phrases interrupted..by the absurd ‘peek-a-boo’ of a tiny morsel of humanity. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses i. iii. [Proteus] 45 Peekaboo. I see you. 1998 R. Newman Manners 202 His right hand goes to his jacket side-pocket. Peek-a-boo. He drops a black leather wallet back in his pocket again. C. adj. (attributive). 1. Designating an item of clothing having a pattern of small holes, or that is partially transparent. Esp. in peekaboo blouse, peekaboo waist. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > having specific parts > ornamented or trimmed > with holes pouncedc1410 peekaboo1895 1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 306/3 Child's Sun Bonnet, made of printed lawn, peek-a-boo front. 1906 Springfield (Mass.) Weekly Republican 10 May 13 In San Francisco there is no winter suit and summer suit. The same medium-weight garment is worn the year round and the peek-a-boo waist is unknown. 1913 Maclean's Aug. 103/1 The wars upon cigarettes, bridge whist and peekaboo waists are passing madnesses. 1959 J. Braine Vodi xiv. 195 The peekaboo blouse..now seemed vulgar, a barmaid's uniform. 1989 ‘C. Roman’ Foreplay iii. 20 I don't have peekaboo underwear. 2. Designating a person's hair or hairstyle that covers one eye and part of the face. ΚΠ 1948 M. M. Miller Winchester's Screen Encycl. 117/2 Her ‘peek-a-boo’ style secured major part for her, under new name Veronica Lake. 1966 J. Stevens Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing & Wigmaking 109/2 Peekaboo locks, hanging hair that partly conceals the face and eyes. 1973 Daily Tel. 9 July 17/3 Veronica Lake, the filmstar who was famous in the 1940s for her ‘peek-a-boo’ hairstyle, died in Vermont, America, on Saturday of acute hepatitis. 1991 N.Y. Times Mag. 13 Oct. 59/2 A boy with an armful of bangles and peekaboo Clara Bow hair races through a spelling test. 3. Boxing. Designating or relating to a manner of fighting in which a boxer repeatedly protects his face with his gloved hands, and then suddenly delivers a punch which takes his opponent by surprise. ΚΠ 1960 Times 22 June 5/5 Covering up behind his high ‘peek-a-boo’ guard, he [sc. Floyd Patterson] rode out the brief crisis. 1982 S. B. Flexner Listening to Amer. 130 Peekaboo style, Floyd Patterson's early 1950s style of fighting with his gloves in front of his face... This protective style was devised for Patterson by his manager, Cus d'Amato, because Patterson had been easy to hit in the head and knock down. 1994 N.Y. Times 14 Aug. viii. 4/5 Buster Sr. was a 245-pounder with that cute Cus D'Amato-taught peekaboo style. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). peekaboov. Brit. /ˌpiːkəˈbuː/, /ˈpiːkəbuː/, U.S. /ˈˌpikəˈˌbu/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: peekaboo n. Etymology: < peekaboo n. intransitive. To play peekaboo; to say ‘peekaboo’. Also figurative and in extended use. ΚΠ 1903 R. L. McCardell Conversat. Chorus Girl 111 When who should peek-a-boo in but my friend..! I gave him the high sign, but he passed me up. 1929 Zanesville (Ohio) Signal 11 Aug. 37/3 He moistened, his lips, hung his head, peek-a-booed with his eyes. 1965 Science 2 July 88/2 The experimenter emerged and peek-a-booed at the infant for 15 seconds and then disappeared from sight. 1979 This Eng. Winter 19/2 Beatie fussed in with the high chair, chirupping and peek-a-booing as she came. 1998 USA Today 12 June e1 Duchovny's derriere peekabooed through a hospital gown but was never intended to be shown. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.int.adj.1600v.1903
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peekaboon.int.adj.

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