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peeper

noun
/ˈpiːpə/UK/ˈpipɚ/US

Etymology

From peep + -er.

  1. inherited from pepen
  2. suffixed as peeper — “peep + er”

Definitions

  1. The eye.

    • Check out the gorgeous peepers on that guy!
    • 1938, Louis Armstrong (and lyrics by Johnny Mercer), Jeepers Creepers Jeepers creepers, where'd ya get them peepers? Jeepers creepers, where'd ya get those eyes?
    • The witness stand. Goldminers giving evidence, sure he's violent didn't I see him with my own peepers chasing those poor kids up on the roof.

  2. Someone who peeps

    Someone who peeps; a spy.

    • Who's there? peepers, intelligencers, eavesdroppers?

  3. A private detective.

    • So you go to see this peeper, this Marlowe. That was your mistake.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A peeping tom.

    2. An animal, such as some frogs, having a shrill, high-pitched call.

    3. A chicken just breaking the shell

      A chicken just breaking the shell; a young bird.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA