peep
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(pēp) 
intr.v., peeped, peep·ing, peeps.
peep2 (pēp)
v., peeped, peep·ing, peeps. v.intr.
To cause to emerge or become partly visible: He peeped his head through the door.
n.
intr.v., peeped, peep·ing, peeps.
- To utter short, soft, high-pitched sounds, like those of a baby bird; cheep.
- To speak in a hesitant, thin, high-pitched voice.
- A short, soft, high-pitched sound or utterance, like that of a baby bird.
- A slight sound or utterance: I don't want to hear a peep out of you.
- Any of various small North American sandpipers.
[Middle English *pepen, probably alteration of pipen, from Old English pīpian, to pipe, from pīpe, tube, musical instrument, and from Latin pīpāre, to peep. See pipe.]
peep2 (pēp)
v., peeped, peep·ing, peeps. v.intr.
- To peek furtively; steal a quick glance.
- To peer through a small aperture or from behind something.
- To appear as though emerging from a hiding place: the moon peeping through the clouds.
To cause to emerge or become partly visible: He peeped his head through the door.
n.
- A quick or furtive look or glance.
- A first glimpse or appearance: the peep of dawn.
[Middle English pepen, perhaps alteration of piken, to peek. See peek.]
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IN BRIEF: To speak with a small weak voice. Also: To show slightly or to look briefly.
Hills peep o'er hills, and Alps on Alps arise!
— Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
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categories related to 'peep'
- Verbs of Sight - peep: look cautiously or stealthily, esp. through a small opening
- Speech Sounds and Noises - peep: make high, weak, chirping sound, like a bird
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Peeps are marshmallow candies, sold in the United States and Canada, that are shaped into chicks, bunnies, and other animals. There are also different shapes used for various holidays. Peeps are used primarily to fill Easter baskets, though recent advertising campaigns market the candy as "Peeps - Always in Season", as Peeps has since expanded to include Halloween, Christmas and Valentine's Day. They are made from marshmallow, corn syrup, gelatin, and carnauba wax.
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History
Peeps are produced by Just Born,[1] a candy manufacturer founded in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, by Russian immigrant Sam Born. In 1953, Just Born acquired the Rodda Candy Company and its marshmallow chick line, and replaced the painstaking process of hand-forming the chicks with mass production.[2] The yellow chicks were the original form of the candy — hence their name — but then the company introduced other colors and, eventually, the myriad shapes in which they are now produced.
In 2009, Just Born expanded the Peeps product line further by introducing Peeps Lip Balm in four flavors: grape, strawberry, vanilla, and cotton candy.[3] The first Peeps & Co. store opened in November 2009 in Prince George's County.[4]
Contests and competitions
An annual "Peep Off" competition is held in Maryland on the first Saturday after Easter, when Peeps are greatly discounted, to see who can eat the most in 30 minutes. The first such event was arranged by Shawn Sparks in 1994, and had only six participants.[5] Dave Smith started Sacramento's record-holding (102 eaten) annual Peep Off after contacting Jack Eidsness, a participant in the first Peep Off, with a question about it, through Mr. Eidsness' Peep-themed website.[6][7]
Several newspapers hold annual contests in which readers submit photos of dioramas featuring Peeps. The St. Paul Pioneer Press was the first paper to hold such a contest.[citation needed] Similar contests are put on by The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and the Seattle Times> These contests frequently correspond with the Easter holiday. MIT also has a yearly Peeps contests.[8]
The Universal Record Database has many world records that involve Peeps.[9]
The Racine Art Museum is sponsoring the International Peeps Competition from April 1–28. Anyone can enter the contest, centered around the theme "peep-powered work of art".[10]
Alleged indestructibility
Peeps are sometimes jokingly described as "indestructible". In 1999, scientists at Emory University performed experiments on batches of Peeps to see how easily they could be dissolved, burned or otherwise disintegrated, using such agents as cigarette smoke, boiling water and liquid nitrogen.[11] They claimed that the eyes of the confectionery "wouldn't dissolve in anything".[12] Furthermore, Peeps are insoluble in acetone, water, diluted sulfuric acid, and sodium hydroxide.[13] Concentrated sulfuric acid seems to have effects similar to the expected effects of sulfuric acid on sugar.[14]
This debate was featured in an episode of the sitcom Malcolm in the Middle ("Traffic Jam"), in which Francis, insisting the "Quacks" (as they were called) would dissolve in his stomach rather than expand, takes up the dare to eat 100 of them, doing so, but getting very sick in the process.
References
- ^ Lehner, Marla (2003-04-17). "The Power of Peeps". Fox News. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,84455,00.html. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
- ^ "Peeps: A candy and a technological wonder". Associated Press. USA Today. 2003-04-16. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-04-16-peeps_x.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
- ^ Zimmer, Erin (April 2, 2009). Peeps Lip Balm, Reviewed. http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/04/peeps-lip-balm-reviewed.html.
- ^ Mui, Ylan Q. (July 9, 2009). "Peeps Are Hopping to Their Own Store at National Harbor". WashingtonPost.com. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/08/AR2009070803978.html?hpid=artslot.
- ^ Jack Eidsness (before April 1996). "The unofficial Marshmallow Peep page". http://peep.peril.org/peepoff.html. Retrieved 2007-07-09.[dubious ]
- ^ Vincent P. Bzdek (11 April 2004). "50 years of turning Easter into one big Peeps show". Oakland Tribune (reprinted from Washington Post article). http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20040411/ai_n14573992/print. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
- ^ First Peeps store is a mecca for all their 'peeple', Los Angeles Times, December 11, 2009
- ^ Alum.mit.edu
- ^ "Peep World Records". http://urdb.org/tags/Peeps. Retrieved 2010-04-02.[dubious ]
- ^ Zagat Buzz Blog: It's Peeps Art Time! March 22, 2011
- ^ Severson, Kim (April 3, 1999). "Peeps Rule Roost". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/1999/04/03/MN87101.DTL. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ "What Do You Call a Guy Who Cuts Apart Peeps?". U S News. October 3, 1999. http://www.usnews.com/usnews/culture/articles/991011/archive_002077.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ "solubility". Peepresearch.org. http://www.peepresearch.org/solubility.html. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
- ^ "Peep Wars: Revenge of the Mole". Students.millikin.edu. 2005-10-23. http://students.millikin.edu/~acs/HTML/peep_revenge.html. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
External links
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- Peeps Official Website
- Tour of the Peeps Factory
- Peep Research
- How Atmospheric Pressure Affects Objects (Audio slideshow, featuring Peeps, from the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory)
- Peeps Documentary
- Peeps brûlée! Like toasted marshmallows, but awesomer, Salon.com
- Why Eat Peeps at Easter? How the marshmallow chicks found Jesus., Slate.com
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Peep
Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - titte
n. - kig
idioms:
- peep at kigge på
- peep show perspektivkasse, peep show
- Peeping Tom vindueskigger
2.
n. - pippen
v. intr. - pippe
idioms:
- not hear a peep from ikke høre et pip fra
Nederlands (Dutch)
gluren, kijkje nemen, piepen, geleidelijk te voorschijn (doen) komen, heimelijke blik, gepiep, het krieken (van de dag)
Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - jeter un coup d'¯il (par-dessus, par), filtrer (à travers) (littér), couiner (une souris), klaxonner
n. - coup d'¯il, couinement, klaxon
idioms:
- peep at jeter un coup d'¯il à (qn, qch), regarder furtivement
- peep show peep-show
- Peeping Tom voyeur
2.
n. - pépiement
v. intr. - pépier
idioms:
- not hear a peep from (ne pas vouloir) entendre un seul mot (de qn)
Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - gucken
n. - kurzer Blick
idioms:
- peep at einen Blick werfen auf
- peep show Peep-Show
- Peeping Tom Voyeur
2.
n. - Piepsen
v. - piepsen
idioms:
- not hear a peep from keinen Piep hören von
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φευγαλέο βλέμμα, ματιά, κλεφτή ματιά, κρυφοκοίταγμα
v. - κοιτώ κλεφτά, κρυφοκοιτάζω, τιτιβίζω
idioms:
- not hear a peep from δεν άκουσα κουβέντα ή παράπονο
- peep at κρυφοκοιτάζω
- peep show στερεοσκόπιο
- Peeping Tom ηδονοβλεψίας (κν. μπανιστιρτζής, ματάκιας)
Italiano (Italian)
sbirciare, sguardo, occhiata, pigolio
idioms:
- not hear a peep from non saper nulla di
- peep at gettare uno sguardo su
- peep show peep show
- Peeping Tom guardone
Português (Portuguese)
n. - pio (m), olhadela (f), olhar furtivo (m)
v. - espiar, brotar, piar, aparecer
idioms:
- not hear a peep from não ouvir um pio de
- peep at espiar
- peep show cineminha, espetáculo erótico ou pornográfico
- Peeping Tom xereta, voyer (quem espia)
Русский (Russian)
подглядывать, чирикать, взгляд украдкой, чирикание
idioms:
- not hear a peep from не слышать ни звука от
- peep at взглянуть украдкой на
- peep show представление с голыми девушками
- Peeping Tom любопытная Варвара
Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - mirar furtivamente, asomar, echar una ojeada o una mirada furtiva
n. - mirada, ojeada, vistazo, pío, mirada rápida o furtiva
idioms:
- peep at echar una ojeada o una mirada furtiva, espiar, acechar
- peep show mundonuevo, espectáculo sicalíptico, cosmorama
- Peeping Tom mirón, curioso
2.
n. - grito agudo, sonido agudo
v. intr. - piar
idioms:
- not hear a peep from no ha dicho ni pío, no decir ni pío, no escuchar ni un pío de
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - pip, knyst, pipande, titt, blick, siktskåra (gevär)
v. - pipa, knysta, kika, titta
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 吱吱叫, 嘀咕, 吱吱声, 啾啾声, 汽车喇叭声, 嘀咕声, 轻轻的抱怨声
idioms:
- not hear a peep from 从...听不到一点儿声音或消息
- peep at 偷看, 窥视
- peep show 西洋镜, 脱衣舞表演
- Peeping Tom 有窥淫癖的男人
2. 窥, 偷看, 隐约显现, 缓缓出现, 使出现, 窥视, 一瞥, 初现
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. intr. - 吱吱叫, 嘀咕
n. - 吱吱聲, 啾啾聲, 汽車喇叭聲, 嘀咕聲, 輕輕的抱怨聲
idioms:
- not hear a peep from 從...聽不到一點兒聲音或消息
- peep at 偷看, 窺視
- peep show 西洋鏡, 脫衣舞表演
- Peeping Tom 有窺淫癖的男人
2.
v. intr. - 窺, 偷看, 隱約顯現, 緩緩出現
v. tr. - 使出現
n. - 窺視, 一瞥, 偷看, 初現, 隱約顯現
한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 엿보다, 들여다 보다, 나타나다
n. - 엿봄, 슬쩍 봄, 출현
idioms:
- peep at ~을 슬쩍 보다
2.
n. - 삐악삐악[짹짹]
v. intr. - 작은 소리(로 말하다)
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - のぞき見, のぞき穴, 見え始めること
v. - のぞき見する, ちらっと見る, 現われる, のぞかせる
idioms:
- peep at …をちらっと見る
- peep show ピープショー, のぞき眼鏡
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) تطليعه, طلوع, طلعه, عين سحريه, خرم الباب, مزاقاة (فعل) يتطلع, يزاقي, يحدق, يرمق, يبزغ, يطل, يختلس النظر من ثقب الباب
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - הציץ, העיף מבט, הפציע, הופיע בהדרגה
n. - צפייה, מבט חטוף, הצצה
n. - ציוץ
v. intr. - צייץ
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