Peeping Tom, British legendary character. According to popular legend, Tom was a prying tailor who was struck blind (or, in some versions, struck dead) as he watched Lady Godiva when she rode naked through the streets of Coventry, England, as a protest against the heavy taxes imposed upon the citizens of Coventry.
Medical Dictionary
Peeping Tom
noun Peep·ing Tom \ˌpē-piŋ-ˈtäm\
Medical Definition of PEEPING TOM
: a pruriently prying person : voyeur
—Peeping Tom·ism \-ˈtäm-ˌiz-əm\ noun
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