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peek-a-boo

peek-a-boo is the alternative form of peekaboo.

Meaning of peekaboo

Noun

peekaboo (uncountable)

  1. A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!".
    Synonyms:
    peepbo

See all 5 meanings of peekaboo

Forms of peek-a-boo

third-person singular presentpeek-a-boos
present participlepeek-a-booing
past participlepeek-a-booed
pastpeek-a-booed

Phrases with peek-a-boo

Questions about peek-a-boo

What is peek-a-boo the alternative form of?
Peek-a-boo is the alternative form of peekaboo.

Words near peek-a-boo in the dictionary

  1. peejay
  2. peejays
  3. peek
  4. peek wallet
  5. peek wallets
  6. peek-a-boo
  7. peek-a-boo bra
  8. peek-a-boo bras
  9. peek-a-booed
  10. peek-a-booing
  11. peek-a-boos

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Adapted from Wiktionary: peek-a-boo (page history and authors); peekaboo (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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