n. An alternate withdrawing or concealing of the face or person and sudden peeping out again in a playful manner or in some unexpected place, often resorted to as an amusement for very small children, and generally accompanied by drawling out the word “bo” when concealed, while “peep” is abruptly enunciated on reappearing: as, to play bopeep. In the United States more generally known as peek-a-boo.