noun
- small booths or theaters where viewers pay to watch brief performances or displays through a viewing slot
Usage: often associated with adult entertainment
Examples
- The old arcade had several peepshows alongside the pinball machines.
- Historical peepshows displayed mechanical scenes and moving pictures.
- The city council voted to regulate peepshows in the entertainment district.
- Early peepshows were popular forms of entertainment at carnivals.
- The museum exhibit featured Victorian-era peepshows as examples of early visual entertainment.