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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From a colloquial/humorous pronunciation of the abbreviation '''[[VP]]'''.
From a colloquial or humorous pronunciation of the abbreviation {{m|en|VP}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{enPR|vēp}}, {{IPA|/viːp/}}, {{X-SAMPA|/vi:p/}}
* {{enPR|vēp}}, {{IPA|en|/viːp/}}
** {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-veep.wav|a=Southern England}}
*: {{rhymes|iːp}}
* {{rhymes|en|iːp|s=1}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
{{en-noun}}
{{en-noun}}


# {{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.
# {{lb|en|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'''.''
#: {{ux|en|She’s running for '''veep'''.}}
#* {{quote-av|1=en|date=12 October 2020|author=CGP Grey|title=Being President: Most Deadly Job in America|time=1:01|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boezS4C_MFc|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726164852/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boezS4C_MFc|archivedate=26 July 2024|text=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.}}
# {{informal}} Any [[vice president]] (in a [[corporation]], organization, etc.)
# {{lb|en|informal}} Any [[vice president]] (in a [[corporation]], organization, etc.)
#: ''I have a meeting this afternoon at Citibank with some '''veeps'''.''
#: {{ux|en|I have a meeting this afternoon at Citibank with some '''veeps'''.}}


====Derived terms====
[[et:veep]]
* {{l|en|trophy veep}}
[[vi:veep]]
* {{l|en|veepstakes}}
[[zh:veep]]

[[Category:English spelled-out initialisms]]

Latest revision as of 17:29, 26 July 2024

English

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Etymology

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From a colloquial or humorous pronunciation of the abbreviation VP.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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.

Derived terms

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