also: ピーピング・トム
Peeping Tom; voyeur
Katakana term for a person who secretly watches others, especially in a sexual or privacy-invading way. In everyday Japanese, 覗き魔 is often the more direct native-style term.
See also: 覗き魔 (のぞきま)
A rumor spread that there was a Peeping Tom in the neighborhood.
Peeking into the changing room is just like being a Peeping Tom.
Lists katakana spellings and the gloss “Peeping Tom”; no detailed language-of-origin or historical etymology is specified.