peepshow
English
noun
Definitions
- An exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass.
- A titillating or pornographic display through a small slot, generally equipped with a timer to automatically close the slot when payment has expired.
Etymology
Compound from English peep + English show (performance, entertainment).
Origin
English
show
Gloss
performance, entertainment
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftershow English
- aquashow English
- auto show English
- by-peep English
- cooking show English
- floorshow English
- foreshow English
- forthshow English
- intershow English
- legshow English
- midshow English
- minishow English
- motor show English
- outshow English
- overshow English
- peep English
- peeper English
- peepest English
- peepeth English
- peephole English
- peepy English
- postshow English
- preshow English
- reshow English
- roadshow English
- scavage English
- show English
- show barn English
- show-goer English
- showability English
- showable English
- showbag English
- showband English
- showbill English
- showbiz English
- showboat English
- showboy English
- showbread English
- showbusiness English
- showcard English
- showcase English
- showdown English
- showest English
- showeth English
- showfield English
- showfloor English
- showfolk English
- showfolks English
- showful English
- showgirl English
- showgoer English
- showground English
- showguide English
- showhome English
- showhorse English
- showhouse English
- showie English
- showish English
- showjumper English
- showjumping English
- showlike English
- showman English
- showoff English
- showperson English
- showpiece English
- showplace English
- showplan English
- showreel English
- showroom English
- showrunner English
- showstopper English
- showstopping English
- showtime English
- showwoman English
- showy English
- sideshow English
- slideshow English
- smokeshow English
- spookshow English
- supershow English
- talk English
- teleshow English
- underpeep English
- show Finnish
- Show German
- show Hungarian
- show Dutch, Flemish
- шоу Russian
- show Spanish, Castilian
- *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- show Norwegian Bokmål
- show Portuguese
- show Swedish
- ショー Japanese
- show Norwegian Nynorsk
- pepen Middle English
- schewen Middle English
- sjá Old Norse
- šou Serbo-Croatian
- xou Catalan, Valencian
- शो Hindi
- โชว์ Thai
- şov Turkish
- sô Vietnamese
- ရှိုး Burmese
- 作秀 Chinese
- 脫口秀 Chinese
- šou Slovak
- shoo Swahili
- شو Urdu
- soim Tok Pisin
- peep
- talk
- show
- peepy
- showy
- reshow
- peeper
- showie
- outshow
- legshow
- showbag
- by-peep
- showeth
- showman
- peepeth
- scavage
- showoff
- showboy
- preshow
- midshow
- showest
- showbiz
- peepest
- showish
- showful
- overshow
- sideshow
- minishow
- teleshow
- postshow
- showable
- showtime
- showfolk
- peephole
- showplan
- showcard
- showgoer
- showbill
- showdown
- aquashow
- showlike
- showband
- roadshow
- showroom
- showhome
- showgirl
- showreel
- showboat
- showcase
- foreshow
- spookshow
- showwoman
- show barn
- underpeep
- intershow
- showfloor
- floorshow
- showfield
- show-goer
- showfolks
- supershow
- forthshow
- smokeshow
- showhorse
- showhouse
- aftershow
- showpiece
- showguide
- auto show
- slideshow
- showbread
- showplace
- showperson
- showjumper
- showrunner
- motor show
- showground
- showjumping
- showstopper
- showability
- showbusiness
- cooking show
- showstopping