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raree show

  [rair-ee]
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–noun
1. peep show.
2. a carnival or street show; spectacle.
Origin:
1695–1705; allegedly imit. of a foreign pron. of rare show
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peep·show also peep show   (pēp'shō')   
n.  

  1. An exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass. Also called raree show.

  2. A short pornographic film presentation seen usually in a small coin-operated projection booth.

rar·ee show   (râr'ē)   
n.  

  1. See peepshow.

  2. A street show.


[Alteration of rare1 + show.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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