Green’s Dictionary of Slang

peeping adj.

see peepy adj.

In compounds

peeping Tom (n.)

(N.Z. prison) an inquisitive prison officer, constantly peering through a cell door’s spyhole.

[NZ]D. Looser Boobslang [U. Canterbury D.Phil. thesis] 137/2: peeping tom n. an officer who peers frequently through inmates’ peepholes.