veep

English

Etymology

From a colloquial or humorous pronunciation of the abbreviation VP.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: vēp, IPA(key): /viːp/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːp

Noun

veep (plural veeps)

  1. (US politics, informal) The 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.
    She’s running for veep.
    • 2020 October 12, CGP Grey, 1:01 from the start, in Being President: Most Deadly Job in America‎[1], archived from the original on 26 July 2024:
      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.
  2. (informal) Any vice president (in a corporation, organization, etc.)
    I have a meeting this afternoon at Citibank with some veeps.

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