peekapoo
American
[pee-kuh-poo]
/ ˈpi kəˌpu /
Also
pekepoo,
noun
plural
peekapoosEtymology
Origin of peekapoo
First recorded in 1965–70; Pek(ingese), the breed of dog + by analogy with the earlier compound noun (cock)apoo; spelling imitates peekaboo
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