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What is the origin of the “-eep” suffix used in Veeps, Tweeps, and Peeps? (Though I don’t know where Peeps work.) I would expect Verily employees to be called
by cpeterso 4y ago
What is the origin of the “-eep” suffix used in Veeps, Tweeps, and Peeps? (Though I don’t know where Peeps work.)
I would expect Verily employees to be called something like “Verilians”.
- xwowsersx 4y agoValyrians? GoT, that you? Targaryens?
- xnx 4y ago"Peeps" is short for "people". Twitter people -> Twitter peeps -> Tweeps
- xwowsersx 4y ago> Cassell's Dictionary of Slang (2d ed.) defines “peeps” as a slang term originating in the 1980s on college campuses and in the black community. It's derived from “people” and it means parents, friends, people in general, according to Cassell's.