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nubian (m)
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I have heard the term peeping tom , am confused about what it means, can anyone please tell me??
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2cantango (f)
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i've heard it said that a peeping tom is someone who likes to secretly watch others having sex, or perv on people without their presence being known.
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Zahymaka (m)
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A peeping tom means a voyeur. It usually applies to children who like to spy on naked adults [usually of the opposite sex like a boy on his mom].
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bluenubian (f)
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the term probably started from a spying kid, but most peeping tom are usually adult and they get pleasure out of watching other people
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VOR (m)
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I think there are also degrees of peeping Tomism. Some people are just opportunists who take advantage of situations, so for example a lady happens to sit like a bloke and all her patta is on display unknown to her. If you happen to sneak a couple of glances then I suppose you are a peeping Tom. You also have people who actively look for situations, at its most extreme they are the type of people who rig up cameras in ladies toilets and changing rooms etc. So ladies when you go to try on that dress in your local boutique's changing room do consider that that light fitting above your head may conceal a secret camera.  And I would like to confess, I have been a peeping Tom.(No, not the extreme version, honest) See my previous thread on snooping. However, before y'all slag me off, get on your high horses and say how disgusting I am etc, let me ask y'all a question. And I want you to answer it honestly. How many of you(probably directed more to the men here) have or would pass up the opportunity to see two people making out or engaging in certain sexual activities if you knew there was absolutely no chance of you getting caught? Come on now the truth. |
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2cantango (f)
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@VOR: To be totally honest I have passed up the opportunity, I'm a participator, not a spectator   |
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Zahymaka (m)
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A peeping tom does not refer to an adult. A peeping tom is a voyeur but not all voyeurs are peeping toms. You call adult "peeping toms" voyeurs -- just wanted to make that clear.
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VOR (m)
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A peeping tom does not refer to an adult. A peeping tom is a voyeur but not all voyeurs are peeping toms. You call adult "peeping toms" voyeurs -- just wanted to make that clear.
You are wrong. Voyeur, peeping tom are one and the same thing. Doesn't matter whether it is a child or adult. See below for a definition and history of the phrase from an American dictionary. NOUN: A person who gets pleasure, especially sexual pleasure, from secretly watching others; a voyeur.
ETYMOLOGY: After the legendary Peeping Tom of Coventry, England, who was the only person to see the naked Lady Godiva.
WORD HISTORY: In an age when we can speak of peeping Tom cameras or electronic peeping Toms we have indeed come far from the time of the legendary peeping Tom. Godgifu (fl. 1040–1080), Lady Godiva to us, pledged her legendary ride as a means of persuading her husband, Leofric, Earl of Mercia, to lower taxes. In the original version of the story she was observed by all the townspeople as she disrobed, but in a much later version of the story a tailor or butcher named Tom was the only person to observe her as she rode by, everyone else having shuttered their windows as they had been asked. Peeping Tom, first recorded around 1796, has become a term for a voyeur, not at all a pleasant fate for this legendary fellow. As W.H. Auden has said, “Peeping Toms/are never praised, like novelists or bird watchers,/for their keenness of observation.”
http://www.bartleby.com/61/7/P0150700.html |
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Zahymaka (m)
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Thanks for the clarification. Apologies for being so insistent on things I don't know. Just that peeping tom is used more with children than adults. Apologies also for making you type out that long stuff from your dictionary  . |
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VOR (m)
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It's all good bro, no harm done. between, surely you have heard of cutting and pasting.  |
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Zahymaka (m)
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Ohh - didn't realise you used an online dictionary. I thought you opened a paper one and typed from it.
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mamaput (f)
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I also heard the story but its many years ago.
I think this lady wanted a favor. But the person would only grant it if she rode necked on a horse through the town.
The whole town agreed not to peep and everybody stayed indoors on that day and kept the windows closed. all but one .
And that was Tom, i think he was struck blind.
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hot-angel (f)
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A peeping tom is a peeping tom. He peeps and his nick name is tom.
he don't neccessarily have to peep on sexual activities. He just peeps on just about anything pee-able that makes him happy.
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VOR (m)
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A peeping tom is a peeping tom. He peeps and his nick name is tom.
he don't neccessarily have to peep on sexual activities. He just peeps on just about anything pee-able that makes him happy.
True, although my dictionary definition did say especially sexual activities. Therefore other peeping Tom activities are not excluded. |
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beyonce1 (f)
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On the other hand A PEEPING TOM is also a term used when a man fails to pack his '?' properly and it's bulging shape can be seen through his trousers |
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Zahymaka (m)
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On the other hand A PEEPING TOM is also a term used when a man fails to pack his '?' properly and it's bulging shape can be seen through his trousers This is getting interesting. References please [and in what context?]. |
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2cantango (f)
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On the other hand A PEEPING TOM is also a term used when a man fails to pack his '?' properly and it's bulging shape can be seen through his trousers That's a Peeping Pecker |
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Frankies (m)
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Despite my age now.I have always been a peeping tom. I have countless number of sex patners while they are on it. Too bad is becoming a habit.The worst aspect of being a peeping tom is that it affects my own sex too.
Anytime I am having sex with my girl, I always have this impression that someone somewhere is watching.The next minute, I will lose my erection.This has really caused a lot of trouble between my girl and I.I hope to stop this habit because of the psychological effect on me.
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