Meanings
plural Pepes
- Internet4chan slangAn image or depiction of the Pepe the Frog character.
One thread filled up with hundreds of Pepes to help meme Florida over to Trump, as if their energy could help Florida stay red.
2016 November 9, Abby Ohlheiser, “’We actually elected a meme as president’: How 4chan celebrated Trump’s victory”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Jan 20231 more example
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 October 11, Jessica Roy, “How 'Pepe the Frog' went from harmless to hate symbol”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Mar 2023
Origin
The character's creator, Matt Furie, chose the name Pepe because it reminded him of the term pee-pee, a resemblance he found funny.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
Pepe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pepe
“Pepe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pepe. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pepe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pepe.
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