On Sunday, May 10, 2015 at 9:14:26 AM UTC-4, Swingman wrote:
On 5/9/2015 9:23 AM, Casper wrote:
Glad you found a deal that satisfied you - that's what it's all about. I
have to ask though - what is a "peep"?
Mike Marlow

peep = people (multiple)

Like going to the grocery store right before Easter and finding
yourself surrounded by all the ... 'peeps'.

Grammar Nazi: "s" is therefore redundant.


....except that Casper was incorrect.

Peep is singular, peeps is multiple. As far as I know peeps was used way before peep.

From: http://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/peep#English

Etymology 4

Back-formation from peeps, a shortened form of people.

Noun
peep (plural peeps)

(UK, slang) person.