- Peeping Tom Peep·ing Tom n
- [ˌpiːpɪŋ'tɒm]
guardone m
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Peeping Tom Peep·ing Tom n
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Peeping Tom — Peep·ing Tom .pē piŋ täm n a pruriently prying person: VOYEUR Peeping Tom·ism täm .iz əm n Peeping Tom British legendary character. According to popular legend, Tom was a prying tailor who was struck blind (or, in some versions, struck dead) as… … Medical dictionary
Peep|ing Tom — «PEE pihng», 1. Also, peeping tom. a prying observer, especially a man, who gets pleasure from watching the occupants of a house, room, or other private place without himself being observed. 2. the tailor who was the only person to look at Lady… … Useful english dictionary
peeping Tom — peep|ing Tom [ ,pipıŋ tam ] noun count someone who enjoys secretly watching other people, especially when they are doing something private in their homes, such as removing their clothes … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Peeping Tom — Peep′ing Tom′ n. a person who obtains sexual gratification by observing others surreptitiously • Etymology: 1910–15; allusion to the man who peeped at Lady Godiva as she rode naked through Coventry … From formal English to slang
peepingTom — peep·ing Tom (pēʹpĭng) n. A person who gets pleasure, especially sexual pleasure, from secretly watching others; a voyeur. [After the legendaryPeeping Tom of Coventry, England, who was the only person to see the naked Lady Godiva.] Word… … Universalium
