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===Etymology=== |
===Etymology=== |
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From a colloquial |
From a colloquial or humorous pronunciation of the abbreviation {{m|en|VP}}. |
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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
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* {{enPR|vēp}}, {{IPA|/viːp/}} |
* {{enPR|vēp}}, {{IPA|en|/viːp/}} |
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** {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-veep.wav|a=Southern England}} |
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* {{rhymes|iːp}} |
* {{rhymes|en|iːp|s=1}} |
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===Noun=== |
===Noun=== |
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{{en-noun}} |
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# {{ |
# {{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. |
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#: {{ux|en|She’s running for '''veep'''.}} |
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#* {{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.}} |
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# {{lb|en|informal}} Any [[vice president]] (in a [[corporation]], organization, etc.) |
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#: {{ux|en|I have a meeting this afternoon at Citibank with some '''veeps'''.}} |
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====Derived terms==== |
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[[et:veep]] |
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* {{l|en|trophy veep}} |
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[[vi:veep]] |
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* {{l|en|veepstakes}} |
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[[zh:veep]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:29, 26 July 2024
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a colloquial or humorous pronunciation of the abbreviation VP.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]veep (plural veeps)
- (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.
- (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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- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/iːp
- Rhymes:English/iːp/1 syllable
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:US politics
- English informal terms
- English terms with usage examples
- English terms with quotations
- English spelled-out initialisms