Meaning & use
peekaboo
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A simple game played with a baby in which a person hides their face and then suddenly reveals it, often eliciting delight or surprise.
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The baby giggled every time her grandfather played peekaboo with her.
He hid behind the door and popped out shouting, "Peekaboo!"
A note on using this word
Peekaboo can also function as an adjective describing something that alternately reveals and conceals, as in "a peekaboo neckline."
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