peekaboo
nounUK /ˌpiːkəˈbuː/
US /ˈpiːkəˌbuː/
A game where you hide your face and then surprise a baby by showing it again.
The mother played peekaboo with her baby and made him giggle.
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2. A style of clothing that is cut away to show the skin underneath.
She wore a peekaboo dress with cut-out shoulders.
3. A hairstyle where hair falls over one eye.
His peekaboo bangs kept getting in his eyes.
4. A type of sheer or open-weave fabric with small holes.
The curtains were made of peekaboo lace.