sneak preview

An advance showing of something, as in It was supposed to be bad luck but she gave the bridegroom a sneak preview of her wedding gown . This expression originated in the 1930s for a single public showing of a motion picture before its general release, and in succeeding decades was transferred to other undertakings.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gertrud	GER-troot (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Marceline	-	French
Prabhakara	-	Hinduism
Siward	-	Ancient Germanic
Kalina	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian, Polish
Torkel	-	Norwegian, Swedish