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Folks vs Peeps - What's the difference?

folks | peeps |

As nouns the difference between folks and peeps

is that folks is while peeps is .

folks

English

Noun

(head)
  • The members of one's household; especially one's parents and immediate family.
  • My folks visit us at Christmas.
  • People in general; everybody or anybody.
  • Lots of folks like to travel during the holidays.

    Derived terms

    * just folks

    peeps

    English

    Etymology 1

    peep

    Noun

    (head)
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (peep)
  • Etymology 2

    Shortened from people, with simplified spelling, + -s to emphasize the plurality of the word

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • Not many peeps here tonight, innit?
    Hey my peeps , how are you doing?