Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bo-peep

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: bo-peep
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any whistling frog.

Countable

noun

Slang; Uncountable

verb

To play the game of bo-peep; to peek out suddenly.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"That such a king should play bo-peep, / And go the fools among."
"1881, Geneva Gazette - Jul 8, 1881, page 2, "Official Paper Of The Village" They have not employed spies, nor been voluntary or involuntary witnesses of misdeeds or played "bopeep" through key-holes or from step-ladders through transom windows, upon the privacy of their political adversaries."
"Well, come on, boys. You've got to push off now. I'm going to read me linen and then get some Bo-Peep."

Usage

Inflected Forms

bo-peeps (plural) bo peep (alternative) bopeep (alternative) bo-peeps (present, singular) bo-peeping (participle, present) bo-peeped (participle, past) bo-peeped (past)

Phrases

bo peepers bo-peepers

Synonyms

peek-a-boo peep bo

Questions

What does bo-peep mean?: 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.

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