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Peeper vs Toad - What's the difference?

peeper | toad |

As nouns the difference between peeper and toad

is that peeper is the eye while toad is an amphibian similar to a frog with shorter back legs and a drier, more ragged skin.

peeper

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (colloquial, chiefly, in the plural) The eye.
    • Check out the gorgeous peepers on that guy!
  • Someone who peeps; a spy.
  • * J. Webster
    • Who's there? peepers , eavesdroppers?
  • An animal, such as some frogs, that have a shrill, high-pitched call.
  • (dated, slang, derogatory) A private detective.
  • (colloquial) A chicken just breaking the shell; a young bird.
  • A peeping tom.

    • Derived terms

    * leaf peeper * spring peeper

    See also

    * (Spring peeper) English agent nouns

    toad

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An amphibian similar to a frog with shorter back legs and a drier, more ragged skin.
  • A very unpleasant man.

    • Derived terms

    * cane toad * frog and toad * toadfish * toad-in-the-hole * toadlike * toadstool * toady

    See also

    * amphibian * frog * frosh/frosk * * tadpole

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