peeps

American  

[peeps] / pips /

Sometimes peepz

plural noun

• peep
  singular

1. one's friends, family, followers, etc..

   I'll have to ask my peeps about this.

2. people.

   Only ten peeps showed up for the hike.

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Etymology

Origin of peeps

1950–55; shortening and alteration of people ( def. ) + -s ³ ( def. )

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

peeps peep

Next to it, a small ghost peeps furtively through a window.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 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

The child's tiny face peeps out of a white shroud.

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2025

“I’m a friendly!” she peeps as she walks into a camp full of road pirates, hands up, distracting them with the appearance of fear and softness.

From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2024

Petey stopped at a close-up of Roza’s face, drawn with such loving detail that Petey felt like the worst sort of intruder, like a monster who peeps in windows in the dead of night.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

The viewer never gets more than a passing peep.

From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026

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

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

I introduced myself; he thanked me for calling, then spoke for 40 consecutive minutes — I did not utter a peep — on a surreal range of topics.

From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2024

“Not a peep from either of ’em,” this skinny girl with a birthmark on her cheek said.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

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