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Princeton's WordNet

  1. voyeur, Peeping Tom, peepernoun

    a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others

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  1. peeping tomnoun

    A person who watches another without the other's permission and usually without the other's knowledge, especially for the purpose of deriving sexual pleasure from the sight of the other.

  2. Etymology: From Peeping Tom, a tailor in the legend of Lady Godiva who watched Godiva riding naked.

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  1. peeping tom

    Lady Godiva (; died between 1066 and 1086), in Old English Godgifu, was a late Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who is relatively well documented as the wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, and a patron of various churches and monasteries. Today, she is mainly remembered for a legend dating back to at least the 13th century, in which she rode naked – covered only in her long hair – through the streets of Coventry to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation that her husband, Leofric, imposed on his tenants. The name "Peeping Tom" for a voyeur originates from later versions of this legend, in which a man named Thomas watched her ride and was struck blind or dead.

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  1. peeping tom

    A peeping tom, generally, refers to a person who secretly watches others, particularly in their private moments, without their consent or knowledge, often for sexual gratification. The term is commonly associated with voyeurism or invasion of privacy. It originated from the story of Lady Godiva and the person named Tom who supposedly watched her while she was naked.

Wikidata

  1. Peeping Tom

    Peeping Tom is a 1960 British thriller film directed by Michael Powell and written by the World War II cryptographer and polymath Leo Marks. The title derives from the slang expression 'peeping Tom' describing a voyeur. The film revolves around a serial killer who murders women while using a portable movie camera to record their dying expressions of terror. The film's controversial subject and the extremely harsh reception by critics effectively destroyed Powell's career as a director in the United Kingdom. However, it attracted a cult following, and in later years, it has been re-evaluated and is now considered a masterpiece. The music score, written by Brian Easdale, contains a challenging part for solo piano, which was played by the Australian virtuoso Gordon Watson.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Peeping Tom in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Peeping Tom in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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