What is "peekaboo"

Peekaboo \Peek"a*boo\, n. A child's game; bopeep.

also peek-a-boo, as a children's game attested from 1590s; as an adjective meaning "see-through, open," it dates from 1895. From peek (v.) + boo.

a. (context of clothing English) with holes, slits or transparent fabric to reveal what is normally hidden. alt. (context games English) A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!". n. (context games English) A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!".

n. a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say Boo! [syn: bopeep]

Peekaboo (also spelled peek-a-boo) is a game played primarily with a child. In the game, one player hides his or her face, pops back into the view of the other, and says Peekaboo!, sometimes followed by I see you! There are many variations: for example, where trees are involved, "Hiding behind that tree!" is sometimes added. Another variation involves saying "Where's the baby?" while the face is covered and "There's the baby!" when uncovering the face.

Peekaboo uses the fundamental structure of all good jokes - surprise, balanced with expectation.

Peekaboo is thought by developmental psychologists to demonstrate an infant's inability to understand object permanence. Object permanence is an important stage of cognitive development for infants. In early sensorimotor stages, the infant is completely unable to comprehend object permanence. Psychologist Jean Piaget conducted experiments with infants which led him to conclude that this awareness was typically achieved at eight to nine months of age. Infants before this age are too young to understand object permanence. A lack of Object Permanence can lead to A-not-B errors, where children reach for a thing at a place where it should not be.

Peekaboo can refer to:

• Peekaboo, a baby's game
• Peekaboo (album), by Greek female synthpop duo Marsheaux
• Peekaboo (Rose Is Rose), the family cat in the comic strip Rose Is Rose
• Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, PCAOB, a U.S. organization
• "Peekaboo" (Breaking Bad), a season two episode of Breaking Bad
• A hairstyle popularized by Veronica Lake where the bangs hang over one side of the face.

Peek-a-Boo can refer to:

• Peek-a-Boo (boxing style), a boxing style
• Peek-a-Boo (comics), supervillain
• "Peek-A-Boo", a late 1950s song by The Cadillacs
• "Peek-a-Boo" (song), by Siouxsie & The Banshees
• "Peek-a-Boo", the last released song by Refused
• "Peek-a-Boo", a song recorded by The Stylistics
• " Peek-a-Boo!", a song by Devo
• A floating error in Internet Explorer's rendering engine Trident (layout engine)
• Peek-a-Boo is the name of a famous person introducing the characters and the visitors in A Day in the Park with Barney

Peekaboo is the second studio album of the synthpop duo Marsheaux. It was issued in 2006 by Undo Records.

Upon its release in Marsheaux's native Greece in December 2006, it earned positive reviews from music critics. The album was formally released in the UK on 9 April 2007. It has also sold well internationally on the internet, principally in the UK and USA.

Peekaboo is heavily influenced by the early analogue synthesizer works of Depeche Mode and The Human League. It contains two covers, " Regret" by New Order and " The Promise" by When In Rome. All vocals are in English.

Peekaboo is a 2011 Australian short film written and directed by Damien Power, and produced by Joe Weatherstone.

The film was a finalist in the Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films at the 2011 Sydney Film Festival.

"Peekaboo" is the sixth episode of the second season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad, and the thirteenth overall episode of the series. It was written by J. Roberts and Vince Gilligan, and directed by Peter Medak.