Veep

//viːp// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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. US, informal

    "She’s running for veep."

  2. 2
    Any vice president (in a corporation, organization, etc.) informal

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

Synonyms

All synonyms
vice presidentvice president

Example

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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."

Etymology

From a colloquial or humorous pronunciation of the abbreviation VP.

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