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bopeep

bopeep is the alternative form of bo-peep.

Meaning of bo-peep

Noun

bo-peep (countable and uncountable, plural bo-peeps)

  1. 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.
    • That such a king should play bo-peep, / And go the fools among.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
    Synonyms:
    peek-a-boo, peep bo
  2. (countable, British Virgin Islands) Any whistling frog.
  3. (Cockney, slang, uncountable) Sleep.
    • Well, come on, boys. You've got to push off now. I'm going to read me linen and then get some Bo-Peep.1976, Ron Barnes, Coronation Cups and Jam Jars, page 164

See all 4 meanings of bo-peep

Forms of bopeep

Noun
pluralbopeeps
Verb
third-person singular presentbopeeps
present participlebopeeping
past participlebopeeped
pastbopeeped

Questions about bopeep

What is bopeep the alternative form of?
Bopeep is the alternative form of bo-peep.

Words near bopeep in the dictionary

  1. boozy
  2. bop
  3. bop around
  4. bop it up
  5. bop the bishop
  6. bopeep
  7. bopeeped
  8. bopeeping
  9. bopeeps
  10. bopes
  11. BoPET

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