peepoWow

peepoWow is a variation of the popular Pepe the Frog character, depicted with wide, surprised eyes and wearing a Christmas hat. The emote conveys a sense of amazement, surprise, or being impressed by something happening on stream. The exaggerated wide-eyed expression captures a childlike wonder or astonishment.

peepoWow is part of the 'peepo' family of emotes, which are baby or childlike versions of the original Pepe the Frog meme created by Matt Furie in 2005. The peepo variations began appearing around 2017-2018 and quickly became popular in Twitch culture. The peepoWow variant specifically gained popularity as a third-party emote on platforms like 7TV, BTTV (BetterTTV), and FFZ (FrankerFaceZ), which allow users to use custom emotes beyond Twitch's official offerings. The Christmas hat version seen in the image is a seasonal variation that's especially popular during holiday streams.

peepoWow is typically used in Twitch chat in the following situations:

• When a streamer does something impressive or surprising
• During exciting moments or plot twists in games or stories
• When a streamer receives a large donation or subscription
• To express genuine amazement at a skill demonstration
• During holiday streams or Christmas-themed content (for the Santa hat version)
• When reacting to unexpected announcements or reveals

The emote is often spammed in chat during particularly impressive moments to show collective amazement from the audience.