Peepers

/ˈpipərz/ noun

Definition

Slang for eyes; or small frogs (especially spring peepers) known for their loud chirping calls.

Etymology

From the verb 'peep' (to look quickly), with the agent suffix '-er.' The frog meaning comes from their characteristic peeping sound.

Kelly Says

Spring peepers are only about the size of your thumbnail, but their mating calls are so loud that hundreds of them can reach 90+ decibels—like a rock concert from tiny frogs!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አይን
ay-n
ARالعربية
عيون
ay-yun
BNবাংলা
চোখ
cho-kh
CACatalà
ulls
ool-s
CSČeština
oči
oh-chee
DADansk
øjne
oe-y-neh
DEDeutsch
Augen
ow-gen
ELΕλληνικά
μάτια
ma-thee-a
ESEspañol
ojitos
o-hee-tos
FAفارسی
چشم
cha-sham
FISuomi
silmät
sil-mat
FRFrançais
yeux
yew
GUGU
આંખ
aan-kh
HAHA
idanu
i-da-nu
HEעברית
עיניים
ay-ni-yim
HIहिन्दी
आँखें
aankhen
HUMagyar
szeme
sheh-meh
IDBahasa Indonesia
mata
ma-ta
IGIG
anya
a-nya
ITItaliano
occhi
oh-kee
JA日本語
me
KKKK
көзі
ko-zi
KMKM
មាត់
ma-t
KO한국어
nun
MRMR
आंख
aankh
MSBahasa Melayu
mata
ma-ta
MYမြန်မာ
မျက်စိ
myet-si
NLNederlands
ogen
oh-gen
NONorsk
øyne
oe-y-neh
PAPA
ਅ目
a-m
PLPolski
oczy
och-ee
PTPortuguês
olhos
o-lhos
RORomână
ochi
oh-chee
RUРусский
глаза
gla-za
SVSvenska
ögon
oe-gon
SWKiswahili
macho
ma-cho
TAதமிழ்
கண்கள்
ka-ngal
TEతెలుగు
చెవి
che-vi
THไทย
ตา
tah
TLTL
mata
ma-ta
TRTürkçe
gözler
goz-ler
UKУкраїнська
очі
och-ee
URاردو
آنکھیں
aankh-een
VITiếng Việt
mắt
mat
YOYO
oko
o-ko
ZH中文
眼睛
yǎnjīng
ZUZU
amalo
a-ma-lo

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Slang for 'eyes,' often used diminishingly in 20th-century entertainment and romance discourse, particularly when applied to women's appearance as a commodity or aesthetic object.

Inclusive Usage

Prefer neutral or context-specific terms like 'eyes,' 'vision,' or 'sight.' 'Peepers' carries cutesy, objectifying associations.

Inclusive Alternatives

["eyes","vision","gaze"]

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