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. )
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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
Lucio Sordoni is caught on the wrong side as Cardiff work through the phases, and referee Frank Murphy peeps his whistle.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2024
A glorious racket came from the branches—tweedling notes, peeps, burbles, high sharp calls.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
The viewer never gets more than a passing peep.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
He never heard a peep about a movie being filmed there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
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
Not a peep from the current city council, nor reflections from local publications or posts from local historical societies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2025
“Jesse Aarons. One more peep from your direction and you can spend recess in here. Copying the dictionary.”
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
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