"She Rted one commentator who wrote: “@jk_rowling has pinpointed why so many gay peeps are concerned about the new version of trans activism."From the 6th paragraph of this article at The Free Press Journal.
上記の文で、peepsの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "peeps" mean?
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解答
意味：なぜか、かなり一般的になっているこの単語が英辞郎、Weblio等に掲載されていないので、下記英語の定義を訳すと、
<口語体>
人々（とくに自分の友人や同僚に使われることが多い）
Answer
According to Lexico:informal People (often used to refer to a person's friends or associates)
Etymology/語源
Lexicoによると、1950年代から。peopleを省略してsを付けたスラング。
According to Lexico:
1950s representing a pronunciation of the first syllable of people + the plural ending -s.
Examples
- He's gone out with his peeps.
- I'll have to ask my peeps about this.
- Only ten peeps showed up for the hike.
- So what do you think, peeps?
- Hey my peeps, how are you doing?
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