- Peeping Tom
- noun Etymology: Peeping Tom, legendary citizen of Coventry who watched Lady Godiva riding naked Date: circa 1796 a pruriently prying person ; voyeur • Peeping Tomism noun
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peeping Tom — A person who stealthily peeks into windows, holes in restroom walls, or other openings with the purpose of seeing people undressed or couples making love. The term comes from the legendary Tom who peeked when Lady Godiva rode her horse naked… … Law dictionary
Peeping Tom — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Peeping Tom puede referirse a: La película Peeping Tom del director Michael Powell La banda Peeping Tom liderada por Mike Patton Obtenido de Peeping Tom Categoría: Wikipedia:Desambiguación … Wikipedia Español
Peeping Tom — steht für eine Person in der Legende um Lady Godiva im englischen Sprachgebrauch für einen Voyeur, bzw. Spanner (nach der Figur in dieser Legende, übersetzt etwa: linsender oder spähender Thomas) einen Song von der Band Toots and the Maytals… … Deutsch Wikipedia
peeping tom — A peeping Tom is someone who tries to look through other people s windows without being seen in order to spy on people in their homes … The small dictionary of idiomes
Peeping Tom — Peeping Toms N COUNT (disapproval) If you refer to someone as a Peeping Tom, you mean that they secretly watch other people, especially when those people are taking their clothes off. Syn: voyeur … English dictionary
Peeping Tom — n. 1. Eng. Legend a Coventry tailor who was struck blind after peeping at Lady Godiva 2. [p T ] a person who gets pleasure, esp. sexual pleasure, from watching others, esp. furtively … English World dictionary
peeping Tom — [ˌpi:pıŋ ˈtɔm US ˈta:m] n someone who secretly watches people, especially people who are taking off their clothes, having sex etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
peeping Tom — ► NOUN ▪ a person who gains sexual pleasure from secretly watching people undress or engage in sexual activity. ORIGIN the name of the tailor said to have watched Lady Godiva ride naked through Coventry … English terms dictionary
Peeping Tom — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Peeping Tom est une expression anglaise signifiant Voyeur, trouvant son origine dans la légende de Lady Godiva, où il aurait été le seul curieux à… … Wikipédia en Français
Peeping Tom — [ James Gillray, Lady Godina s Rout; or Peeping Tom spying out Pope Joan (1796)] Peeping Tom may refer to:* A person in the legend of Lady Godiva * A voyeur, who derives sexual pleasure from observing other people * Peeping Tom (film), a 1960… … Wikipedia
Peeping Tom — noun a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others • Syn: ↑voyeur, ↑peeper • Derivationally related forms: ↑peep (for: ↑peeper), ↑voyeuristical (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
