pete

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pete"

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

pete (plural petes)

1. (slang) Alternative form of peter (“a safe”).
   • 1929, Outlook and Independent, volume 152, page 640:

     He was on his way to Tyrone, where he intended to blow a “pete” in a general merchandise store […]

   • 1933, Goat Laven, Rough Stuff: The Life Story of a Gangster, page 34:

     He told us that at one time he could blow a pete at one shot and never fail.

Anagrams

• tepe, Peet, peet, Tepe, teep

Galician

Verb

pete

1. inflection of petar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French péter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pete/

Verb

pete

1. (transitive) to break
2. (transitive) to flatter, to fool
3. (intransitive) to burst, explode, break
4. (intransitive) to start (doing something)
5. (intransitive) to fart

   Synonym: pèpèt

References

• Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎, Dunwoody Press, →ISBN