peepers

Informal word, eyes

Peepers are eyes, especially in informal or playful speech: Get your peepers on this.

The term comes from peep, to look quickly or secretly.

Peepers can also be small frogs known for their high-pitched calls in spring—spring peepers.

Less commonly, peepers are people who peep, particularly those who spy on others voyeuristically.

eyes

eyeballs

Paired organs of sight

  • orbsRound glowing shapes
  • baby bluesLight-colored eyes, affectionately
  • lookersPhysically striking individuals

blinkers · sight · vision · gaze · stare · glance · pupils · iris · lashes · eyelids

glasses

specs

Glasses or requirements

trifocals · readers · cheaters · lenses · frames · horn-rimmed · tortoiseshell · aviators · prescription · varifocals

frogs

tree frogs

Amphibians dwelling in branches

  • chorusSingers performing together
  • pondSmall still body
  • wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem

croaking · chirping · amphibians · mating call · twilight · swamp · marsh · nocturnal · springtime · woodland

voyeurs

nosy parkers

Overly curious meddlers

gawkers · onlookers · watchers · spies · eavesdroppers · prying eyes · looky-loos · observers · snoopers · meddlers

Categories
Opposites
formality of eye terminology

peeperseyes

Organs of sight

oculi · orbs · optics · eyeballs

visibility/observation role

peepersclosed eyes

Lids covering the pupils

sleepers

observer vs. observed

peeperssubjects

Areas of study

spectacle

Phrases
Family

peeped, peeper

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G