Meaning of peeping Thomasina | Babel Free

Definitions

A female peeping tom.

Examples

““I don’t stare at her,” Steve insisted quickly. “It’s just that every once in a while she is looking at me when I look out the window.” / “A peeping Thomasina.” / “Now, Harry.” / “Well, it’s her name. Elizabeth Thomas.””

“The two females, at least, see a great deal through their window, and whether he was aware of it or not, Barrie presents them as an intolerable couple of gossips and peeping Thomasinas.”

“When the matchstick bamboo blind is raised this morning to reveal the interiors of the rooms—they are situated on the store’s main floor—a lot of peeping Thomasinas are likely to find their eyes popping with envy.”

“So she’s your friend’s daughter. At first I thought she was another of those peeping Thomasinas from the forest reserve.”

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