different between saying vs peekaboo

English

Etymology

say +? -ing

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?se???/
• Rhymes: -e???
• Hyphenation: say?ing

Verb

saying

1. present participle of say

Noun

saying (plural sayings)

1. A proverb or maxim.
2. (obsolete) That which is said; a statement.
   • c. 1610, William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale

     And I'll be sworn you would believe my saying,
     Howe'er you lean to th' nayward.

Synonyms

• maxim, proverb, saw, expression
• See also Thesaurus:saying

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Further reading

• saying in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• saying in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Alternative forms

• peek-a-boo

Etymology

From peek +? -a- +? boo.

Noun

peekaboo (uncountable)

1. (games) A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!".

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Adjective

peekaboo (not comparable)

1. (of clothing) with holes, slits or transparent fabric to reveal what is normally hidden.

   The model was wearing a peekaboo swimsuit.

Derived terms

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Verb

peekaboo (third-person singular simple present peekaboos, present participle peekabooing, simple past and past participle peekabooed)

1. (intransitive) To peep out.
   • 2013, Stan Timmons, Ammon's Horn

     A spike of white bone peekabooed through the flesh of his wrist and blood spurted.

Interjection

peekaboo

1. boo (when showing oneself unexpectedly)

   Synonym: peepo