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veep en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• vēp
• /viːp/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From a colloquial or humorous pronunciation of the abbreviation VP.

Meanings

1. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, informal) Abbreviation of Vice President of the United States; the office of Vice President of the United States, especially during an election cycle where several are in the running for the nomination.
   alt of Vice President of the United States
   • She’s running for veep.
   • So the veep becomes the peep [president] and picks a new veep who must be confirmed by a majority vote of both houses of Congress. 2020 October 12, CGP Grey, 1:01 from the start, in Being President: Most Deadly Job in America, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2024:
2. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, informal) Acronym of vice president (in a corporation, organization, etc.)
   alt of vice president
   • I have a meeting this afternoon at Citibank with some veeps.

Forms

Coordinates

EVP · SEVP · veepstakes · JVP · SVP · ESVP

Deriveds

trophy veep · veepstakes

Relateds

Veep

Synonyms

VPOTUS · VP · VP · vice president