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I was at that time like a fledgling swallow living high up in a niche in the eaves, who from time to time peeps out over the top of its nest with its little bright eyes.
Pierre Loti

Meaning of "peeps" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PEEPS

Shortened form; popularized by British comedian Harry Enfield (born 1961).
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PEEPS

peeps  [piːps] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PEEPS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Peeps is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PEEPS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

peeps

Peeps

Peeps are marshmallow candies, sold in the United States and Canada, that are shaped into chicks, bunnies, and other animals. There are also different shapes used for various holidays. Peeps are used primarily to fill Easter baskets, though recent advertising campaigns market the candy as "Peeps - Always in Season", as Peeps has since expanded to include Halloween, Christmas and Valentine's Day. They are made from sugar, corn syrup, gelatin, and various food dyes.

Definition of peeps in the English dictionary

The definition of peeps in the dictionary is people.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PEEPS


Cleethorpes
ˈkliːθɔːps
corpse
kɔːps
creeps
kriːps
incorpse
ɪnˈkɔːps
Jeeps
dʒiːps
keeps
kiːps
paratroops
ˈpærəˌtruːps
Pepys
piːps
SERPS
sɜːps
stirps
stɜːps
troops
truːps
turps
tɜːps

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PEEPS

peen
peenge
peeoy
peep
peep sight
peep-bo
peeper
peepers
peephole
Peeping Tom
peepshow
peeptoe
peepul
peer
peer group
peer of the realm
peer pressure
peer review
peer-reviewed
peer-to-peer

WORDS THAT END LIKE PEEPS

anableps
auceps
biceps
creps
de Lesseps
editio princeps
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facile princeps
fairy footsteps
forceps
Lesseps
quadriceps
sea steps
seps
stairsteps
steps
take steps
the creeps
to play for keeps
triceps

Synonyms and antonyms of peeps in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PEEPS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «peeps» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of peeps
butcher´s · cheep · chirp · chirrup · emerge · eyeball · gander · glim · glimpse · keek · look · look-see · noise · peek · peer · pipe · shufti · sound · spy · squeak · tweet · twitter · utterance · word

Translation of «peeps» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PEEPS

Find out the translation of peeps to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of peeps from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «peeps» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

偷看
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

píos
570 millions of speakers

English

peeps
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

peeps
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللمحات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

выглядывает
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

espreitadelas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দৃষ্টি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

peeps
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peeps
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

guckt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

覗い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

친구들
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Peeps
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

peeps
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நண்பர்களின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डोकावून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iç sesim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fa capolino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ćwierkania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

визирає
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

peeps
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τιτιβίσματα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

peeps
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pip
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

peeps
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of peeps

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PEEPS»

The term «peeps» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.895 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PEEPS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «peeps» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «peeps» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about peeps

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3 QUOTES WITH «PEEPS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word peeps.
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Nancy Allen
The three theater peeps I would love to dine with are Mel Brooks, because he is so funny; Stephen Sondheim, because he is a god-like genius; and Ethel Merman, to compare notes on fabulous belting.
2
Robert Fortune
As the lower parts of the Japanese houses and shops are open both before and behind, I had peeps of these pretty little gardens as I passed along the streets; and wherever I observed one better than the rest I did not fail to pay it a visit.
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Pierre Loti
I was at that time like a fledgling swallow living high up in a niche in the eaves, who from time to time peeps out over the top of its nest with its little bright eyes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEEPS»

Discover the use of peeps in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to peeps and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Peeps
Cal himself is a carrier, unchanged by the parasite, but he's infected the girlfriends he's had since Morgan. All three have turned into the ravening ghouls Cal calls Peeps. The rest of us know them as vampires.
Scott Westerfeld, 2006
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Peeps: Recipes and Crafts to Make with Your Favorite ...
Offers recipes for creating desserts and instructions for unique crafts involving the popular sugar-coated marshmallows.
Charity Ferreira, 2007
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Peeps: A Candy-Coated Tale
An illustrated fictitious history of Peeps, the marshmallow candy chicks.
Mark Masyga, Martin Ohlin, 2006
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The Last Days: A Novel
As an ancient evil stirs beneath the streets of New York City, infecting rats and people like a plague, five quirky teens come together to form a "New Sound" band whose music seems to have paranormal power.
Scott Westerfeld, 2007
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Peeps at foreign countries, by the ed. [N. Macleod] and ...
Peeps, Norman Macleod. Peeps at foreign countries, by the ed. [N. Macleod] and contributions to Good words etc Peeps, Norman Macleod Front Cover.
Peeps, Norman Macleod, 1871
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Peeps at Many Lands - Java
The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general.
J. F. Scheltema, 2007
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Peeps at Great Cities - Paris
The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general.
Margery Williams, 2007
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Peeps at Many Lands: Japan
Peeps. at. Many. Lands: Japan. By. John. Finnemore. CHAPTER. I. THE. LAND. OF. THE. RISING. SUN. Far away from our land, on the other side of the world, lies a group of islands which form the kingdom of Japan. The word "Japan" means ...
John Finnemore
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Peeps at Postage Stamps
Stanley Currie Johnson. P€eps at Postage Stamps Stanley Currie Johnson Peeps at Postage Stamps Stanley Currie Johnson. Front Cover.
Stanley Currie Johnson
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Boys' Life
The Plajr Goes On and On When the leading man in the school play came down with whooping cough Peeps sure did some fast thinhing to dueh being stuch with the part. Everyone stood frozen with amazement, then Emmy gasped, "Stop him ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEEPS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term peeps is used in the context of the following news items.
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Kacey Musgraves' band celebrates 'Happy Bibthday' at Tampa Bay …
"I have the best peeps surrounding me," he wrote. "thank you for the crazy surprise party in the suite at the rays game today ... special thanks for ... «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»
2
Hagar: Clinton's 'gender card' campaign picks up steam
Clinton's peeps also came away from the trip with an appreciation of how important social media is to connect with rural Democrats. "The other ... «Reno Gazette Journal, Jul 15»
3
Insider Interview: Nicole Stott talks leaving NASA, orbital artistry
I'm just thankful for my family for providing me with the opportunity to make this change as well as my 'peeps' over at the space center, I still ... «SpaceFlight Insider, Jul 15»
4
Adding a twist: Family opens Finger Lakes Pretzel Factory and …
In fact, they have a goal of meeting 1 million different people and call their effort "million pretzel peeps," she said. To become a pretzel peep, ... «Auburn Citizen, Jul 15»
5
My medical mystery tour: a long and winding road
Luckily, my peeps rallied again, driving me round-trip. What if I hadn't had kind and generous friends or neighbors — folks with flexible work ... «Suffolk Times, Jul 15»
6
Rob Kanter: Amphibian survey can indicate environmental health
And there, males advertise themselves with calls distinct to their species, in a chorus of peeps, boinks, chirps, and trills that really heats up only ... «Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette, Jul 15»
7
Columns - Not a good idea to spy on friends
Hollande ate humble pie and could only summon some faint peeps of protest to Washington. Luckily for the US, Charles de Gaulle was not ... «The Sun Daily, Jul 15»
8
Patty's Peeps 10K relay Sunday to fight breast cancer
LANCASTER – D'Lean Choice Fit will stage Patty's Peeps, a 10K relay race, Sunday at 6 p.m. to fight breast cancer. The relay will be on the city ... «Lancaster Eagle Gazette, Jul 15»
9
Sony Making a Movie Based on Emojis
Chasing hits to implausible places will also soon bring us a movie based on Peeps, the marshmallow candy we eat one day a year, and a film ... «Investopedia, Jul 15»
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City peeps don party hats for Sania | Hyderabad NYOOOZ
When Hyderabad`s favourite girl, Sania Mirza, is in town, that too after creating tennis history by winning the Grand Slam, you can be sure the ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»

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