Pepe

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See also: pepe, pépé, and pēpē

English

Pepe the Frog in his original format

Etymology

The character's creator, Matt Furie, chose the name Pepe because it reminded him of the term pee-pee, a resemblance he found funny.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

Pepe (plural Pepes)

  1. (Internet slang, 4chan) An image or depiction of the Pepe the Frog character.
    • 2016 October 11, Jessica Roy, “How ’Pepe the Frog’ went from harmless to hate symbol”, in Los Angeles Times‎, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 3 March 2023:
      Alternate iterations of Pepe, including sad, smug and angry Pepes, followed. Pepe memes are ubiquitous across 4chan, Reddit, Imgur, Tumblr, and other social media and image-sharing sites.
    • 2016 November 9, Abby Ohlheiser, “’We actually elected a meme as president’: How 4chan celebrated Trump’s victory”, in The Washington Post‎, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 January 2023:
      One thread filled up with hundreds of Pepes to help meme Florida over to Trump, as if their energy could help Florida stay red.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Charles Bramesco (2020 August 31) “Feels Good Man: the disturbing story behind the rise of Pepe the Frog”, in The Guardian‎, archived from the original on 2020-08-31
  2. ^ “Pepe the Frog”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Further reading

Anagrams

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpe.pe/
  • Rhymes: -epe
  • Hyphenation: Pé‧pe

Proper noun

Pepe m

  1. a diminutive of the male given name Giuseppe

Proper noun

Pepe m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpepe/
  • Rhymes: -epe
  • Syllabification: Pe‧pe

Proper noun

Pepe m

  1. a diminutive of the male given name Josepe, variant of José
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