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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
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..
1881, Geneva Gazette - Jul 8, 1881, page 2, "Official Paper Of The Village" They have not employed spies, nor been voluntary or involuntary witnesses of misdeeds or played "bopeep" through key-holes or from step-ladders through transom windows, upon the privacy of their political adversaries.
That such a king should play bo-peep, / And go the fools among.
Well, come on, boys. You've got to push off now. I'm going to read me linen and then get some Bo-Peep.
Use bo-peep when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bo-peep means 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..
Common synonyms include peek-a-boo, peep bo.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
1881, Geneva Gazette - Jul 8, 1881, page 2, "Official Paper Of The Village" They have not employed spies, nor been voluntary or involuntary witnesses of misdeeds or played "bopeep" through key-holes or from step-ladders through transom windows, upon the privacy of their political adversaries.
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