Peeps vs Lad - What's the difference?
peeps | lad |
(peep)
A boy or young man.
(British) A jack the lad; a boyo.
A familiar term of address for a young man.
A groom who works with horses (also called stable-lad ).
(Ireland) The penis.
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As nouns the difference between peeps and lad
is that peeps is plural of lang=en while lad is a boy or young man.As a verb peeps
is third-person singular of peep.peeps
English
Etymology 1
peepNoun
(head)Verb
(head)Etymology 2
Shortened from people, with simplified spelling, + -s to emphasize the plurality of the wordlad
English
Noun
(en noun)- I think he reckons he's a bit of a lad.
Usage notes
Prevalent in Northern English dialects such as Geordie, Mackem, Scouse and Northumbrian.References
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*lad] at [http://septicscompanion.com The Septic's Companion: A British Slang Dictionary