# peer pressure

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Inducement or influence by one's peers.

## Etymology
From peer + pressure. First use appears c. 1957 in the publications of Ruth Strang.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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