Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

veep

/viːp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: veep
IPA: /viːp/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

American usage; Informal

noun

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

Informal

Example Sentences

"She’s running for veep."
"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."
"I have a meeting this afternoon at Citibank with some veeps."

Etymology

From a colloquial or humorous pronunciation of the abbreviation VP.

Usage

American usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

veeps (plural)

Derived Forms

veepstakes

Phrases

trophy veep

Frequently Paired Words

Veep veepstakes JVP SVP EVP SEVP ESVP

Synonyms

VP VPOTUS vice president

Rhymes With

keep sleep deep cheap asleep sheep steep sweep leap creep jeep heap

Questions

How do you pronounce veep?: The recorded pronunciation is /viːp/.
What does veep mean?: 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.
Where does veep come from?: From a colloquial or humorous pronunciation of the abbreviation VP.

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