Peeping Tom Definition
pēpĭng
noun
A Coventry tailor who was struck blind after peeping at Lady Godiva.
Webster's New World
A person who gets pleasure, esp. sexual pleasure, from watching others, esp. furtively.
Webster's New World
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Noun
Singular:
peeping Tom
Plural:
peeping-tomsOrigin of Peeping Tom
After the legendary Peeping Tom of Coventry, England, who was the only person to see the naked Lady Godiva
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Peeping Tom, a tailor in the legend of Lady Godiva who watched Godiva riding naked.
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