A Quick Peek At 'Pique'

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You’ve probably seen expressions similar to these:

Now my curiosity is really peeked.
It peaked my interest.
He was really peeked.

All wrong.

Is it ‘peek’, ‘pique’ or ‘peak’?

Some writers genuinely confuse these words. Don’t worry.

Let’s sort out, once and for all, the difference between them, as well as the interesting origins of the use of ‘pique’ in English.