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veep

[veep]
–noun Informal.
a vice president.
Also called vee⋅pee [vee-pee] .


Origin:
1945–50, Americanism; from V.P.
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veep   (vēp)   
n.   Slang
A vice president.

[Pronunciation of VP, abbr. of vice president.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
veep [vip]

  1. n.
    a vice president. : The veep is going to preside today.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

veep 
1949, Amer.Eng. headline word, coined from V.P., abbreviation of vice president.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
veep
vice president
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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