peeper

1. (colloquial, in the plural)The eye.

   Check out the gorgeous peepers on that guy!

   1938, Louis Armstrong (and lyrics by Johnny Mercer), Jeepers Creepers Jeepers creepers, where'd ya get them peepers? Jeepers creepers, where'd ya get those eyes?

   морга́лоmorgálo, морга́лаmorgála, гляде́лкаgljadélka

   an informal term referring to the eye

2. Someone who peeps; a spy.

3. (dated, derogatory, slang)A private detective.

4. A peeping tom.

5. An animal, such as some frogs, having a shrill, high-pitched call.

   an animal that makes short high-pitched sounds

6. (colloquial)A chicken just breaking the shell; a young bird.

1. The worst thing about the fall is the leaf peepers.

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2. Yanni took a look through the peeper on the front door.

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