peter
Meanings
Plural: peters
Noun
- disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
- obscene terms for penis
- The penis.
- A safe.
- A prison cell.
Verb
- Chiefly followed by out: originally (mining), of a vein of ore: to be depleted of ore; now (generally), to diminish to nothing; to dwindle, to trail off.
- Synonym of blue peter; to call for trump by throwing away a high card while holding a lower one.
Origin / Etymology
US, 1902, presumably from shared initial pe-. Compare the use of other men’s names as slang terms for the penis, e.g., dick, willy, johnson, John Thomas, etc.
Synonyms
blue peter, cock, dick, pecker, pete, prick, putz, Saint Peter, Saint Peter the Apostle, shaft, Simon Peter, St. Peter, St. Peter the Apostle, tool
Scrabble Score: 7
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