Meanings
plural veeps
- 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.
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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 - 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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veep. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veep
“veep.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veep. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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