peep-bo colloq.
(ˈpiːpˌbəʊ)
= bo-peep. Cf. peek-a-boo. Hence ˈpeep-boing vbl. n.
| 1818 ‘A. Burton’ Adventures J. Newcome ii. 114 His Toes played peep-boh through his Shoes. 1828 A. Royall Black Bk. II. 137, I was not disposed to play at peep-bo with him. 1837 Dickens Pickw. x, Small restless black eyes, that kept winking and twinkling on each side of his..nose, as if they were playing a perpetual game of peep-bo with that feature. 1847–78 Halliwell, Peep-bo,..the term is extended to the occasional obscuration of a debtor, or of one accused of anything rendering his visibility inconvenient. 1853 Mrs. Gaskell Ruth I. vi. 145 After some ‘peep-boing’, she was about to snatch a kiss, when Harry..hit Ruth a great blow on the face. 1889 ‘J. S. Winter’ Mrs. Bob (1891) 40 The afternoon sun playing peep-bo among his thick golden curls. 1974 P. Dickinson Poison Oracle vi. 153 Dorah and Peggy were playing peep-bo round a hut. |