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On 5/10/2015 3:44 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
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.


Wouldn't Little Peeps be an Easter candy? '~)





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.