- Eng. Legend a Coventry tailor who was struck blind after peeping at Lady Godiva
- [p- T-] a person who gets pleasure, esp. sexual pleasure, from watching others, esp. furtively
Peeping Tom
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peeping Tom
noun
A person who gets pleasure, especially sexual pleasure, from secretly watching others; a voyeur.
Origin of peeping Tom
After the legendary Peeping Tom of Coventry, England, who was the only person to see the naked Lady GodivaTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural peeping toms)
Origin
From Peeping Tom, a tailor in the legend of Lady Godiva who watched Godiva riding naked.
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peeping tom - Medical Definition
n.
A person who gets pleasure, especially sexual pleasure, from secretly watching others; a voyeur.
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