- I'm going to hang out with my peeps.
peep
noun; clipping
member of one's social circle. The formal word "people" may have been shortened to “peeps” for casual use when referring to one’s friends. "Peeps" is shorter and hence easier and quicker to say. One may refer to their friends as their “people”. People can be any group of human beings.
Etymology : People from Latin "populus"
Source : Middle school friends
Last modified: 10 June 2008