informal
: people
"… I don't know you, bro. And I don't do business with peeps I don't know."—
Annie Solomon
Annie SolomonOn a sunny May day, the mood among food service peeps I surveyed yesterday was on the glum side.—Pamela Silvestri
—often used to refer informally to the group of people who are someone's friends, colleagues, followers, family members, etc.Pamela Silvestri… sees Twitter as a way for him to communicate with his peeps and to be able to get his message across.—Matthew DeBord
Matthew DeBordAthan worked … the past 10 years at the Salvation Army, not only cooking the meals, but becoming a friend to the poor and homeless she called her "peeps."—Kent Mallett
Kent Mallettpeeps
2 of 2present tense third-person singular of peep entry 1, peep entry 3
plural of peep entry 2, peep entry 4
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Women's Health,
18 Apr. 2023
At the top of the stack are the scarce few ride-or-die peeps who know your darkest secrets and are always there to fetch you from LAX any time of day or night.
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Los Angeles Times,
28 July 2022
Here's a wish for a happy, joyous and fun-filled Thanksgiving to all my peeps.
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Katarina Avendano,
Good Housekeeping,
17 Aug. 2021
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Plural noun
And those who enjoy virtual support from like-minded peeps (shout-out to millennials) may also benefit.
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Women's Health,
18 Apr. 2023
At the top of the stack are the scarce few ride-or-die peeps who know your darkest secrets and are always there to fetch you from LAX any time of day or night.
—
Los Angeles Times,
28 July 2022
Here's a wish for a happy, joyous and fun-filled Thanksgiving to all my peeps.
—
Katarina Avendano,
Good Housekeeping,
17 Aug. 2021
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“Peeps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peeps. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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