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peeping Tom Definition


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peeping Tom
noun
    1. A man who furtively spies on other people, especially women undressing; a voyeur.
Etymology: 19c: named after the tailor who, according to legend, peeped at Lady Godiva as she rode naked through the streets of Coventry in protest at her husband's high taxes.



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