Pepe
English
Etymology
The character's creator, Matt Furie, chose the name Pepe because it reminded him of the term pee-pee, a resemblance he found funny.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛpeɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛpeɪ̯
- Hyphenation: Pe‧pe
Noun
Pepe (plural Pepes)
- (Internet slang, 4chan slang) An image or depiction of the Pepe the Frog character.
- 2016 October 11, Jessica Roy, “How 'Pepe the Frog' went from harmless to hate symbol”, in Los Angeles Times[2], Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 3 March 2023:
- Alternate iterations of Pepe, including sad, smug and angry Pepes, followed. Pepe memes are ubiquitous across 4chan, Reddit, Imgur, Tumblr, and other social media and image-sharing sites.
- 2016 November 9, Abby Ohlheiser, “’We actually elected a meme as president’: How 4chan celebrated Trump’s victory”, in The Washington Post[3], Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 January 2023:
- One thread filled up with hundreds of Pepes to help meme Florida over to Trump, as if their energy could help Florida stay red.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Charles Bramesco (31 August 2020) “Feels Good Man: the disturbing story behind the rise of Pepe the Frog”, in The Guardian[1], archived from the original on 31 August 2020
- ^ “Pepe the Frog”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Further reading
- “Pepe the Frog”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “Pepe the Frog”, in Know Your Meme, website first launched 2007
- Pepe the Frog on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpe.pe/
- Rhymes: -epe
- Hyphenation: Pé‧pe
Proper noun
Pepe m
- a diminutive of the male given name Giuseppe
Proper noun
Pepe m or f by sense
- a surname
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
Reduplication of the last syllable of Josépe or Joséfe, variants of José.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpepe/ [ˈpe.pe]
- Rhymes: -epe
- Syllabification: Pe‧pe
Proper noun
Pepe m
- a diminutive of the male given names Josépe or Joséfe, variant of José