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peeps en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /piːps/

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

1. (form-of, plural) plural of peep
   form of peep

peeps en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /piːps/

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) third-person singular simple present indicative of peep
   form of peep

peeps en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /piːps/

Etymology

Clipping of people with simplified spelling + -s to emphasize the plurality of the word.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, person, plural, plural-normally, singular, slang) Alternative form of people; often especially (with personal pronoun) one's friends or associates.
   alt of people
   • Not many peeps here tonight, innit?
   • I was a hard niggah, but not twisted enough to eat and socialize with my peeps knowing I was planning on robbing them before the night was over. 2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 108:
   • Girl, you're my angel, you're my darling angel. Closer than my peeps you are to me, baby. 2001, Shaggy, Rayvon, “Angel”, in Hot Shot:
   • Hey my peeps, how are you doing?

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