peeps
n. plural-only B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈpips// UK //pˈiːps// peeps
n. a casual way to talk about your friends or the people you are with. It is a short version of the word 'people'.
n. a colloquial shortening of 'people', used to refer to one's friends, social circle, or a specific group of individuals.
I'm going to the movies with my peeps tonight.
She invited all her peeps over for a backyard barbecue to celebrate the end of the semester.
peep
Clipping of people with simplified spelling + -s to emphasize the plurality of the word.
Usage
Plural-only noun; takes plural verb agreement and is almost exclusively used in highly informal or social media contexts.
Pitfall
He is a good peeps.He is one of my peeps.Peeps is a plural-only noun and cannot be used to refer to a single person as an individual count noun.