peeps

See also: Peeps

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piːps/
  • Rhymes: -iːps

Etymology 1

peep

Noun

peeps

  1. plural of peep

Verb

peeps

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peep

Etymology 2

Shortened from people, with simplified spelling, + -s to emphasize the plurality of the word.

Alternative forms

Noun

peeps pl (plural only)

  1. (slang) People; often especially (with personal pronoun), one's friends or associates. [from mid-20th c.]
    Not many peeps here tonight, innit?
    Hey my peeps, how are you doing?
  2. (eye dialect, 19th century) People.
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