- The history of this term appears to go back to the name of an image used in chatrooms on the livestreaming service Twitch. The image is a distorted version of Pepe the Frog and is meant to convey confusion or idiocy. The term derives from the name Pepe, but the reason for the inclusion of -ga and its meaning is unclear. Possibly meant to rhyme with omega as in an omega male “the lowest ranking male in a hierarchy” as opposed to an alpha male, but this is speculative.
pepega
noun Derivation
A person acting in an unusual or idiotic manner
Etymology : Derived from Pepe with -ga¬ of unknown meaning.
Source : “Why would do something so stupid, you fucking pepega?” (conversation with friends while playing a video game, 11-09-2020).
Last modified: 17 November 2020