Meanings
peeps1
- pluralplural of peep
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of peep
peeps2
alternative peops
- alternativepersonpluralplural normallysingularslangAlternative form of people; often especially (with personal pronoun) one's friends or associates.First known use mid 20th c.
Hey my peeps, how are you doing?
3 more examples
Not many peeps here tonight, innit?
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 ShotI 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
Peeps3
- pluralplural of Peep
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
peeps · noun, verb
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Full word history & related roots →peeps · noun
Clipping of people with simplified spelling + -s to emphasize the plurality of the word.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with peeps
All rhymes →Cite this entry
peeps. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peeps
“peeps.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peeps. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peeps,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peeps.
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