Bopeep

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bopeep \Bo*peep"\, n. [Bo + peep.]
     The act of looking out suddenly, as from behind a screen, so
     as to startle some one (as by children in play), or of
     looking out and drawing suddenly back, as if frightened.
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           I for sorrow sung,
           That such a king should play bopeep,
           And go the fools among.                  --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bopeep
       n : a game played with young children; you hide your face and
           suddenly reveal it as you say Boo! [syn: {peekaboo}]