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Noun [English]

IPA: /piːps/ Audio: En-au-peeps.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -iːps Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} peeps
  1. plural of peep Tags: form-of, plural Form of: peep
    Sense id: en-peeps-en-noun-jP~shwTz Categories (other): English pluralia tantum, English terms suffixed with -s (regular plural) Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 44 8 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s (regular plural): 62 13 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /piːps/ Audio: En-au-peeps.ogg [Australia] Forms: peops [alternative]
Rhymes: -iːps Etymology: Clipping of people with simplified spelling + -s to emphasize the plurality of the word. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|people}} Clipping of people, {{suffix|en||-s<id:regular plural>}} + -s Head templates: {{en-noun|p|sg=person}} peeps pl (normally plural, singular person)
  1. (slang) Alternative form of people; often especially (with personal pronoun) one's friends or associates. Tags: alt-of, alternative, person, plural, plural-normally, singular, slang Alternative form of: people (extra: often especially (with personal pronoun) one's friends or associates)
    Sense id: en-peeps-en-noun-EDXQ5ehF Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /piːps/ Audio: En-au-peeps.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -iːps Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} peeps
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of peep Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: peep
    Sense id: en-peeps-en-verb-JkUyp5GG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 7 81 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 44 8 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 12 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 7 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Yola]

IPA: /piːps/
Etymology: From Middle English pipe, from Old English pīpe, from Proto-West Germanic *pīpā. Etymology templates: {{inh|yol|enm|pipe}} Middle English pipe, {{inh|yol|ang|pīpe}} Old English pīpe, {{inh|yol|gmw-pro|*pīpā}} Proto-West Germanic *pīpā Head templates: {{head|yol|noun form}} peeps
  1. pipes Derived forms: big-peeps
    Sense id: en-peeps-yol-noun-4dL2s6RP Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Yola entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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            ]
          ],
          "english": "And the cat ate his bag-pipes and the tail of his coat.",
          "ref": "1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, line 20:",
          "text": "An a cat at a big-peeps an a taal o hays coat.",
          "translation": "And the cat ate his bag-pipes and the tail of his coat.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pipes"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pipe",
          "pipe"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/piːps/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "peeps"
}

Download raw JSONL data for peeps meaning in All languages combined (6.7kB)

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  "called_from": "form_description/20250107",
  "msg": "Form tags without form: desc='singular person', tagsets=[('person', 'singular')]",
  "path": [
    "peeps"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "peeps",
  "trace": ""
}

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