Pepe

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛpeɪ̯/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

Pepe (plural Pepes)

1. (Internet slang, 4chan) An image or depiction of the Pepe the Frog character.
   • 2016 November 9, Abby Ohlheiser, “’We actually elected a meme as president’: How 4chan celebrated Trump’s victory”, in The Washington Post‎^[2], 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.

   • 2016 October 11, Jessica Roy, “How ’Pepe the Frog’ went from harmless to hate symbol”, in Los Angeles Times‎^[3], 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.

Derived terms

• PepeLaugh
• Rare Pepe

 

Further reading

• “Pepe the Frog”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “Pepe the Frog”, in Know Your Meme, launched 2007
• Pepe the Frog on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Proper noun

Pepe m

1. a diminutive of the male given name Giuseppe

Proper noun

Pepe m or f by sense

1. a surname

Related terms

• Beppe

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpepe/ [ˈpe.pe]
• Rhymes: -epe
• Syllabification: Pe‧pe

Proper noun

Pepe m

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