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語源

From peek +‎ -a- +‎ boo.

名詞

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!".

   Synonym: peepbo

形容詞

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.

2. (boxing) Being or using a style of boxing with the hands kept close to the face to defend it.

   peekaboo boxing

   a peekaboo guard

引用

• 2011 January 13, Phil Vettel, “Chef of the Year: Anthomy Martin”, in Chicago Tribune, 164th year, number 13, section 5, page 4:

  Precise herbed-lamb packets amid art nouveau swirls of asparagus noodles, a lacy tuile that adds a peekaboo seductivity to potato gnocchi — [Anthony] Martin’s presentations are bold and beautiful, yet his flavor pairings are almost maddeningly subtle, driving overanalytical foodies to despair.

派生語

動詞

peekaboo (三人称単数 現在形 peekaboos, 現在分詞 peekabooing, 過去形および過去分詞形 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.

   • 2013, Marianne Harden, Malicious Mischief:

     “Mount Rainier has escaped the clouds.” I turned to the volcano peekabooing through the trees in the distance.

間投詞

peekaboo

1. Boo (when showing oneself unexpectedly).

   Synonyms: peep bo, peep-bo, peepbo, peepo

参考

形容詞

peek-a-boo (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of peekaboo
   • 1922 February, Poiret, “The Clothes of Women”, in The O. A. C. Review, volume XXXIV, number 6, London, Ont.: The Ontario Agricultural College Students’ Publishing Association, page 242, column 1:

     “You have a bad cold? No wonder! If I went around with a peek-a-boo coat, no waistcoat and a sleeveless shirt, I would have a cold too, and serve me right.”

   • 1982, Victoria Webb, A Little Ladykilling, New York, N.Y.: The Dial Press, →ISBN, page 106:

     It had made its reputation selling peek-a-boo jeans in the last days of the hard rock concerts.

   • 2002, Natalie Dunbar, Everything but Love, Genesis Press, Inc., →ISBN, page 52:

     Next came the more conservative black peek-a-boo swimsuit that covered more than it seemed.

   • 2003, David Roland, The Last Drive to Vegas, 1stBooks, →ISBN, page 174:

     Wayne would smile back, but that’s all; her beauty, coupled with her sexy perfume and low cut peek-a-boo dress, left him a little awestruck.

   • 2007, Melissa Alvarado; Hope Meng; Melissa Rannels, Subversive Seamster: Transform Thrift Store Threads into Street Couture, The Taunton Press, →ISBN, page 107, column 2:

     You’ve got a peek-a-boo skirt that shows off your best assets!

   • 2016, Christopher Carr, Mayday, 2nd edition, SynergEbooks, →ISBN, page 51:

     Dressing in a flash, she sausaged on her skinny jeans and sleeveless camo top with peek-a-boo sides for boob aficionados.

動詞

peek-a-boo (三人称単数 現在形 peek-a-boos, 現在分詞 peek-a-booing, 過去形および過去分詞形 peek-a-booed)

1. Alternative form of peekaboo
   • 1927, Audrey E. Cann, “Silver and Rose”, in The Year Book, Marlborough, Mass.: Marlborough High School, page 18:

     The rose stands to me for the sunshine / That helps to make all burdens light; / And silver I’d use for the star-shine / That peek-a-boos through the dark night.

   • 2013, Richard Blanco, For All of Us, One Today: An Inaugural Poet’s Journey, Boston, Mass.: Beacon Press, →ISBN, page 66:

     It was the same sun of forty years before, when I had wanted to believe it was no bigger than a sunflower; the same sun peek-a-booing through the palm trees in Miami since I was a child; the same sun my soul had taken in countless times rising over the ocean.

   • 2015, SJ Sindu, “Husband Hunting”, in Rosalie Morales Kearns, editor, The Female Complaint: Tales of Unruly Women, Albany, N.Y.: Shade Mountain Press, →ISBN, part III (Entanglements), page 172:

     She was wearing a stiff maroon saree and as she talked, her lacy black bra peek-a-booed from under her blouse.

間投詞

peek-a-boo

1. Alternative form of peekaboo
   • 1981, Ramsay Thorne (pseudonym; Lou Cameron), Citadel of Death (Renegade; 11), New York, N.Y.: Warner Books, →ISBN, page 90:

     So he took a deep breath, popped up with a six gun in each hand, and said, “Peek-a-boo!” as he opened up at point blank range with both of them!

   • 2000, Gregory K. Moffatt, “Homicide by Children, Part II: Columbine”, in Blind-Sided: Homicide Where It Is Least Expected, Westport, Conn.; London: Praeger, →ISBN, page 151:

     One of the shooters looked under a desk and found 17-year-old Kacey Ruegsegger cowering there. He said “Peek-a-boo” and shot her at nearly point-blank range.

   • 2003, Charles Sobczak, A Choice of Angels, Sanibel Island, Fla.: Indigo Press LLC, →ISBN, page 325:

     Daniel started playing peek-a-boo with his son, who was using Ayse’s dark hair as a hiding place. The boy laughed every time Daniel would surprise him, saying, “peek-a-boo,” as he did.