noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of peep form-of, plural
2. 2
   Alternative form of people; often especially (with personal pronoun) one's friends or associates. alt-of, alternative, person, plural, plural-normally, singular, slang

   "Not many peeps here tonight, innit?"

3. 3
   plural of Peep form-of, plural

Verb

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

amigobabberboyfriendbudbuddybully

Example

More examples

"He peeps into other people's windows."

Etymology

Etymology 1

peep

Etymology 2

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

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