Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who peeps; a spying or inquisitive person.
- noun The eye.
- noun Some little creature which peeps, pipes, or chirps.
- noun An egg-pie.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A chicken just breaking the shell; a young bird.
- noun One who peeps; a prying person; a spy.
- noun colloq. The eye.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun colloquial The
eye . - noun Someone who
peeps ; aspy . - noun An
animal , such as somefrogs , that have ashrill ,high-pitched call . - noun dated, slang, derogatory A private detective.
- noun colloquial A
chicken just breaking the shell; a youngbird .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an animal that makes short high-pitched sounds
- noun a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others
- noun an informal term referring to the eye
Etymologies
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Examples
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And his wits must have followed his 'peeper' -- not so;
In Bohemia with Du Maurier The First Of A Series Of Reminiscences Felix Moscheles 1875
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Boys, if you're reading this, just an FYI, whipping out your "peeper" is not proper first-date etiquette.
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(That was a schoolboy, unaware that Esper Proctors were hired by Examination Boards to prevent that kind of peeper-cheating) Read minds and know what people really think of me ...
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Boys, if you're reading this, just an FYI, whipping out your "peeper" is not proper first-date etiquette.
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A holiday that consists of A LOT of chocolate, and jelly beans and little marshmallow "peeper" things.
Roni's Weigh roni 2010
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For example, the little cricket frog or "peeper" has been seen many times in mid-winter alongside the banks of flowing streams, and during the open winter of 1888 – 89 numerous specimens of leopard and green frogs were seen on different occasions in December and January, while on February 18th they, together with the "peepers," were in full chorus.
A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. Various 1891
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From peeper scopes to duct tape -- learn more about the cool tools Nature Conservancy scientists use to solve conservation issues.
Conservation Tools: 'Very Pistols,' Underwater Paper, Amphibious Vehicles And Other Cool Gadgets Used By The Nature Conservancy Scientists (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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From peeper scopes to duct tape -- learn more about the cool tools Nature Conservancy scientists use to solve conservation issues.
Conservation Tools: 'Very Pistols,' Underwater Paper, Amphibious Vehicles And Other Cool Gadgets Used By The Nature Conservancy Scientists (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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From peeper scopes to duct tape -- learn more about the cool tools Nature Conservancy scientists use to solve conservation issues.
Conservation Tools: 'Very Pistols,' Underwater Paper, Amphibious Vehicles And Other Cool Gadgets Used By The Nature Conservancy Scientists (PHOTOS) Travis Walter Donovan 2010
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From peeper scopes to duct tape -- learn more about the cool tools Nature Conservancy scientists use to solve conservation issues.
Conservation Tools: 'Very Pistols,' Underwater Paper, Amphibious Vehicles And Other Cool Gadgets Used By The Nature Conservancy Scientists (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word peeper
My Nana's word for a boy's . . . peeper.
February 16, 2007
reesetee commented on the word peeper
You know, chained_bear has a whole list of these words. And she's a girl, too. ;-)
February 17, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word peeper
"Jeepers, creepers, where'd you get those peepers?!"
February 18, 2007
seanahan commented on the word peeper
That was a terrible movie.
February 18, 2007
reesetee commented on the word peeper
That was a movie? I immediately thought of the song.
February 18, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word peeper
Jeepers Creepers was a movie. Terrible indeed.
February 18, 2007
seanahan commented on the word peeper
I don't think I'd ever heard the song until I saw the movie. Now the two are associated in my head.
February 18, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word peeper
Well, the song's much older. I had no idea it was a movie, and don't much care either way. The point was the creepiness of the lyric if one considers the alternate meaning that AZ has listed here for the word "peeper."
Jeez, now that I said it that way, this page is no fun anymore. *pouts*
February 19, 2007
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word peeper
c_b, it is creepier that way! And I've heard it many times. Don't pout! Quick, delete your comment before anyone else can see!
February 19, 2007
bilby commented on the word peeper
Pepe Paparazzi poked a pack of pesky peepers.
October 9, 2008