Meaning
To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
From Middle English *peken, piken, pyken (“to peep”), probably a fusion of Middle English pepen (“to peep”) and keken, kiken (“to keek, look, spy”), equivalent to a blend of peep + keek. Perhaps also possibly a metathetic alteration of Middle English kepen, kipen, kypen (“to keep, look, observe, watch”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 9 recorded puzzles: