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.

Derived terms

• trophy veep
• veepstakes