Pete
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Acronym of polyethylene terephthalate. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
"Near-synonym: ♳"
- 2 Alternative form of peter (“a safe”). alt-of, alternative, slang
"He was on his way to Tyrone, where he intended to blow a “pete” in a general merchandise store […]"
- 1 A diminutive of the male given name Peter.
"“Where’s Pete?” Pearce asked him. / “Pete?” Shortarse’s mouth stretched and slackened and stretched again. You couldn’t tell if he’d just stubbed his toe, or if he was about to burst into hysterical laughter. / “How many Petes you got working here?” / Shortarse shrugged. […] “Thompson,” Pearce said with his eyes closed. “Thompson,” he said again. He opened his eyes and stared. “I’d like to see Pete Thompson.”"
- 2 A Peterbilt truck. slang
"Was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June In a Kenworth pullin' logs. Cab-over Pete with a reefer on And a Jimmy haulin' hogs."
Example
More examples"Pete came coasting down the hill on his sled."
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