peeps
Americanplural noun
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peep
singular
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one's friends, family, followers, etc..
I'll have to ask my peeps about this.
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people.
Only ten peeps showed up for the hike.
Etymology
Origin of peeps
1950–55; shortening and alteration of people ( def. ) + -s 3 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Next to it, a small ghost peeps furtively through a window.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Excuse me, Rev. Jackson,” peeps Gross, “Are we ever going to get to answer a question here?”
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2026
He told me he had RSVP’d and “was in line with all the peeps waiting to get in” but had never made it inside.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2026
It’s like being close to the planet and also feeling part of a coven, just having your peeps around you that lift you up and make you feel that you can be completely yourself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
Then a head peeps through the narrow opening.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
But when the basement lights were off and the others were distracted, a four-year-old could hide on the stairs and peep over the railing to see all of “Titanic,” rated PG-13 by the way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
There were holes in the walls of their room, "like peep holes", but because Fred was always busy doing odd jobs they assumed it was random projects he had started.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2025
“On Sunday I am closed for business. You will not hear a peep from me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2025
Even a peep of news about a new flu pandemic is enough to set scientists clucking about eggs.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2024
The next day the doorbell rings, and when I go to answer, I peep through the hole and I see a white lady standing at the door.
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
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