veep

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/viːp/

Abbreviation of 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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Meanings

nounveep (plural veeps)

plural veeps

  1. USabbreviationinformalgovernmentAbbreviation of 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.

    1 more example

    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.

    2020 October 12, CGP Grey, 1:01 from the start, in Being President: Most Deadly Job in America, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2024

    Synonyms: VP, VPOTUS

  2. abbreviationacronyminformalAcronym of vice president (in a corporation, organization, etc.)

    I have a meeting this afternoon at Citibank with some veeps.

    Synonyms: VP, vice president

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

From a colloquial or humorous pronunciation of the abbreviation VP.

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APA

veep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veep

MLA

“veep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veep. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “veep,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veep.

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