teet-bon.int.adj.

Brit.

/ˈtiːtbəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈtitˌboʊ/, Scottish English

/ˈtitbo/

Forms: 1700s– teet-bo, 1800s tit-bo.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: teet v., bo int.

Etymology: < teet v. + bo int. Compare earlier titbore tatbore n. and later teetie-bo n. Compare also earlier peep-bo n. and further keek-bo n. at keek v. Compounds.

Scottish.

A. n.

A game played with a young child, which involves hiding and suddenly reappearing whilst saying ‘teet-bo’; peekaboo, peep-bo. Cf. earlier titbore tatbore n., later teetie-bo n. Sc. National Dict. (at Teet) possibly records the noun as still use in various parts of Scotland in 1972, but it is unclear as to whether the form recorded was teet-bo or teetie-bo, or both.

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

a1774 R. Fergusson Poems (1785) 68 She maun e'en be glad to jook, An' play teet-bo frae nook to nook.

1831 Perth Advertiser 27 Jan. A whin haflin callants playin tit bo.

1915 J. Wilson Lowland Sc. Lower Strathearn 271/2 Teet-bos, bo-peep, children's game.

B. int.

Used as an exclamation accompanying the revealing of one's face in the game of ‘teet-bo’, or playfully announcing one's presence to someone; ‘peekaboo’. Also with teet reduplicated. Cf. earlier titbore tatbore int., later teetie-bo int.

ΚΠ

1787 W. Taylor Scots Poems 181 John Grumphie, teet, teet bo, O willawins, whare art thou, jo?

1875 W. Allan Heather-bells 403 Teet Bo, bairnie! roun' your daddie's chair.

2016 @Fraz1980 4 June in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Teet Bo!!!...... Found him hiding in the wardrobe this morning.

C. adj. (attributive). poetic.

That appears, then suddenly disappears; (also) that disappears before suddenly reappearing.In quot. 1790 figurative: inconstant, unreliable.

ΚΠ

1790 D. Morison Poems 95 By teet-bo friends, an' nae a few I've rough been guidit.

2006 S. Blackhall tr. P. Neruda in Heavenly Cow of Thebes 22 Come, touch the lowe o this teet-bo blue Afore its petals dwine.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	teet-bo
释义	teet-bon.int.adj. Brit. /ˈtiːtbəʊ/, U.S. /ˈtitˌboʊ/, Scottish English /ˈtitbo/ Forms: 1700s– teet-bo, 1800s tit-bo. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: teet v., bo int. Etymology: < teet v. + bo int. Compare earlier titbore tatbore n. and later teetie-bo n. Compare also earlier peep-bo n. and further keek-bo n. at keek v. Compounds. Scottish. A. n. A game played with a young child, which involves hiding and suddenly reappearing whilst saying ‘teet-bo’; peekaboo, peep-bo. Cf. earlier titbore tatbore n., later teetie-bo n. Sc. National Dict. (at Teet) possibly records the noun as still use in various parts of Scotland in 1972, but it is unclear as to whether the form recorded was teet-bo or teetie-bo, or both. 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 a1774 R. Fergusson Poems (1785) 68 She maun e'en be glad to jook, An' play teet-bo frae nook to nook. 1831 Perth Advertiser 27 Jan. A whin haflin callants playin tit bo. 1915 J. Wilson Lowland Sc. Lower Strathearn 271/2 Teet-bos, bo-peep, children's game. B. int. Used as an exclamation accompanying the revealing of one's face in the game of ‘teet-bo’, or playfully announcing one's presence to someone; ‘peekaboo’. Also with teet reduplicated. Cf. earlier titbore tatbore int., later teetie-bo int. ΚΠ 1787 W. Taylor Scots Poems 181 John Grumphie, teet, teet bo, O willawins, whare art thou, jo? 1875 W. Allan Heather-bells 403 Teet Bo, bairnie! roun' your daddie's chair. 2016 @Fraz1980 4 June in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Teet Bo!!!...... Found him hiding in the wardrobe this morning. C. adj. (attributive). poetic. That appears, then suddenly disappears; (also) that disappears before suddenly reappearing.In quot. 1790 figurative: inconstant, unreliable. ΚΠ 1790 D. Morison Poems 95 By teet-bo friends, an' nae a few I've rough been guidit. 2006 S. Blackhall tr. P. Neruda in Heavenly Cow of Thebes 22 Come, touch the lowe o this teet-bo blue Afore its petals dwine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.int.adj.a1774
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