Pepe
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Pepe (plural Pepes)
- (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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Charles Bramesco (2020 August 31) “Feels Good Man: the disturbing story behind the rise of Pepe the Frog”, in The Guardian[1], archived from the original on 2020-08-31
Further reading[edit]
- “Pepe the Frog”, in Know Your Meme, launched 2007
- Pepe the Frog on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Italian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Pepe m
- a diminutive of the male given name Giuseppe
Proper noun[edit]
Pepe m or f by sense
- a surname
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Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Pepe m
- a diminutive of the male given name Josépe, variant of José
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