Slang dictionary
piqued my interest
[ peekd mahy in-ter-ist ]
What does piqued my interest mean?
Piqued my interest is a phrase that describes something as being interesting to the speaker or creating curiosity in the speaker. If something piqued my interest, it made itself interesting to me in some way.
Piqued my interest uses the verb pique in the sense of āto excite.ā This sense of pique is also used in the expression pique oneās curiosity, which means to create curiosity in someone, and other less commonly used expressions that refer to creating emotions, such as pique oneās anger.
Piqued my interest is the past tense form of pique my interest. The expression pique oneās interest means to capture someoneās attention or to spark someoneās curiosity. This expression is often changed to use different of pique (piqued, piquing, will pique, etc.) and/or different or possessive nouns, depending on how itās used (pique your interest, pique her interest, etc.).
Piqued my interest is sometimes mistakenly written as peaked my interest or peeked my interest.
Example: I usually donāt care about sports, but that story about the chimpanzee playing basketball really piqued my interest.
Where does piqued my interest come from?
The expression piqued my interest has been used since at least the early 1800s, but it became more commonly used beginning in 1900s. The meaning of the phrase has consistently remained āmade itself interesting to me.ā
Examples of piqued my interest
Who uses piqued my interest?
Piqued my interest is a commonly used phrase to refer to something that someone found interesting. It is often used to describe unusual or surprising information, events, or things.
That Usher and Zaytoven album has piqued my interest.
— Wally Sparks (@djwallysparks)
I think I wanna see this Little Mermaid live event..it has piqued my interest
— Katš» (@Katelli_Pasta)
Movies like Anikulapo and King of thieves actually piqued my interest in Yoruba culture. Yoruba culture is so deep and beautiful but itās sad that itās slowly fading away.
— kareemah (@Arike_kk)
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