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Pepe
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pẹpẹ pepe pépé pēpē
English
Etymology
From en es,pt Pepe.
Pepe the Frog The character's creator, Matt Furie, chose the name because it reminded him of the term en pee-pee, a resemblance he found funny.en Charles Bramesco Feels Good Man: the disturbing story behind the rise of Pepe the Frog w:The Guardian https://web.archive.org/web/20200831084602/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/aug/31/feels-good-man-pepe-frog-4chan-documentary-film 31 August 2020Pepe the Frog https://www.dictionary.com/e/memes/pepe-the-frog/
Pronunciation
en /ˈpɛpeɪ/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Pepe.wav Southern England
en ɛpeɪ̯ 2
en Pe pe
Proper noun
en male Spanish,Portuguese.
11 August 1992 Earl Gustkey Punches Haven’t StoppedOlympic boxing: Poor performance by the U.S. renews debate over use of personal coaches for competitors. https://web.archive.org/web/20261007143639/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-08-11-sp-5446-story.html One unhappy personal coach at the end of the tournament was Fred Reilly of Glendale. His son, Pepe, the U.S. welterweight, was eliminated during the second round.
2 January 1997 w:Bill Dwyre Buckeyes Bite Back https://web.archive.org/web/20261007143708/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-01-02-sp-14839-story.html The fourth quarter was wild and crazy, with Ohio State’s Pepe Pearson going 62 yards when the Buckeyes were trapped deep in their own territory.
21 March 2021 w:Clay Risen Robina Asti, Who Made History on the Ground and in the Air, Dies at 99 https://web.archive.org/web/20210321163046/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/21/us/robina-asti-dead.html Along with her daughter Coca, Ms. Asti is survived by another daughter, Eamonn Gunther; a son, Trevor Astey; and five grandchildren. Another son, Pepe, died in childhood.
Noun
thumb|Pepe the Frog in his original format
en Internet slang 4chan An image or depiction of the Pepe the Frog character.
Jessica Roy How 'Pepe the Frog' went from harmless to hate symbol https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-pepe-the-frog-hate-symbol-20161011-snap-htmlstory.html https://web.archive.org/web/20261004151128/https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-pepe-the-frog-hate-symbol-20161011-snap-htmlstory.html 4 October 2026 2016-10-11 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.
Abby Ohlheiser 'We actually elected a meme as president': How 4chan celebrated Trump's victory https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2016/11/09/we-actually-elected-a-meme-as-president-how-4chan-celebrated-trumps-victory/ https://archive.ph/e6EfY 16 January 2023 2016-11-09 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
en PepeLaugh Rare Pepe
See also
Pepe Le Pew
References
Further reading
Pepe the Frog
Pepe the Frog https://www.dictionary.com/e/memes/pepe-the-frog/
Pepe the Frog https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/pepe-the-frog
Anagrams
en eepp Peep PEEP peep
en Fictional characters Internet memes
Italian
Pronunciation
Pépe
Proper noun
m
it male Giuseppe
Proper noun
mfbysense
it
Related terms
it Beppe
Spanish
Etymology
Perhaps from a es - 1 the last syllable of es Josepe, an older variant of es José, or from the Latin expression la Pater Putativus supposed father (P.P.), which appeared next to the name of Saint Joseph (José de Nazareth) in texts. Compare it Peppe, ca Pep, cs Pepe, and also es Pepa.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
es male José