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- [boh-peep]
- /ˈboʊ pip/
- /bəʊ piːp/
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- [boh-peep]
- /ˈboʊ pip/
Definitions of bo-peep word
- noun bo-peep a game for very young children, in which one hides (esp hiding one's face in one's hands) and reappears suddenly 3
- noun bo-peep a quick look (esp in the phrase have a bo-peep) 3
- noun bo-peep peekaboo. 1
- noun bo-peep The act of looking out suddenly, as from behind a screen, so as to startle someone (as by children in play), or of looking out and drawing suddenly back, as if frightened. 0
- noun bo-peep (Countable Noun) (British Virgin Islands) Any whistling frog. 0
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Origin of bo-peep
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; bo (variant of boo1) + peep1
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Parts of speech for Bo-peep
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bo-peep popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.