veepstakesn.

Brit.

/ˈviːpsteɪks/, U.S.

/ˈvipˌsteɪks/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: veep n., sweepstake n.

Etymology: Blend of veep n. and sweepstakes, plural of sweepstake n.

U.S. Politics slang.

The notional competition among politicians to be chosen as a party's candidate for vice president.

ΚΠ

1952 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 14 May 47/2 Hurray, we're getting ready to elect a vice president. Sure, we elect a boss man, too, but it'll be the Veepstakes that provide the laughs.

1964 News Jrnl. (Mansfield, Ohio) 14 Aug. 4/1 [Robert F.] Kennedy accepts with good grace his elimination from the Democratic veepstakes.

1976 Newsweek (Nexis) 10 May The Veepstakes gave Carter a substantial further chip to play, for public effect and private flattery.

2010 S. Palin Going Rogue 211 Just five days before the Republican National Convention, the veepstakes ran end-to-end through daily news coverage.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	veepstakes
释义	veepstakesn. Brit. /ˈviːpsteɪks/, U.S. /ˈvipˌsteɪks/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: veep n., sweepstake n. Etymology: Blend of veep n. and sweepstakes, plural of sweepstake n. U.S. Politics slang. The notional competition among politicians to be chosen as a party's candidate for vice president. ΚΠ 1952 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 14 May 47/2 Hurray, we're getting ready to elect a vice president. Sure, we elect a boss man, too, but it'll be the Veepstakes that provide the laughs. 1964 News Jrnl. (Mansfield, Ohio) 14 Aug. 4/1 [Robert F.] Kennedy accepts with good grace his elimination from the Democratic veepstakes. 1976 Newsweek (Nexis) 10 May The Veepstakes gave Carter a substantial further chip to play, for public effect and private flattery. 2010 S. Palin Going Rogue 211 Just five days before the Republican National Convention, the veepstakes ran end-to-end through daily news coverage. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1952
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