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Peeping Tom
noun
a person who obtains sexual gratification by observing others surreptitiously, especially a man who looks through windows at night.
Peeping Tom
noun
a man who furtively observes women undressing; voyeur
peeping Tom
One who derives pleasure, usually sexual, from secretly spying on others. (See voyeurism.)
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of Peeping Tom1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of Peeping Tom1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
In the mid-1970s, Scorsese befriended the great British filmmaker Michael Powell, who likewise was frozen out of the business after 1960’s controversial “Peeping Tom.â€
Nowhere is her style — prosy description punctuated by the numinous — more evident than in this work, collected in her book, “Peeping Tom Tom Girl.â€
Nevertheless, they retain a whiff of the transgressive — the Peeping Tom quality that makes Hitchcock’s “Rear Window†creepy.
He looked at films like “Persona,†“Peeping Tom†and “Sapphire,†many of which embraced a vibrant color palette.
One side claimed harassment by loud music after complaining about netting put up to protect the outdoor sculpture; the other side alleged invasion of privacy by a neighbor they accused of being a Peeping Tom.
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