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bo-peep

B/o-peep
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [boh-peep]
    • /ˈboʊ pip/
    • /bəʊ piːp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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.

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