veep

American

[veep] / vip /

noun

Informal.

a vice president.

veep British

/ viːp /

noun

informal a vice president

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Etymology

Origin of veep

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50; from V.P.

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veep

Anyway, congrats to the veep on his book, for which he is on a publicity tour while also negotiating the end of a war.

From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2026

“He looks like Eliot Ness,” the president declared of his veep in a televised Cabinet meeting in May while high-level administration officials pretended to laugh.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

The future veep was finally spotted on Wednesday, not beside Trump but back on Capitol Hill, ducking in and out of offices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024

Vice presidents have their own foreign-policy advisers, and if the veep moves up, the team sometimes moves with them.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2024

"I veep my eyes," he announced, "for ze pore pig."

From Berry And Co. by Dornford Yates

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