Definition of "Pepe"

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 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, archived from the original on 16 January 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 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, archived from the original on 3 March 2023