peten.

Brit.

/piːt/, U.S.

/pit/

Forms: 1900s– peet, 1900s– pete. In sense 1 usually with capital initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Pete.

Etymology: < Pete, pet form of the male forename Peter (see Peter n.). With sense 2 compare earlier Peter n. 6b; with sense 2b compare also slightly earlier peter v.¹ 3.

1. With capital initial. In various exclamatory phrases (chiefly as a euphemistic replacement for god), expressing exasperation or annoyance, as for Pete's sake, for the love of Pete, etc. (cf. love n.¹ Phrases 1).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of annoyance or vexation > exclamation of annoyance [interjection]

peste1768

botheration1787

bother it!1798

for Pete's sake1903

for the love of Pete1903

hell's teeth1909

zut1915

wouldn't it?1940

1903 E. Conradi in Pedagogical Seminary Sept. 377/1 For Pete's sake. Fresh Christmas.

1906 S. Ford Shorty McCabe 303 Say, for the love of Pete, I couldn't tell what it was gave me a grouch.

1917 Camp Meade (Va.) Herald 2 Nov. 5 Say, for the luvapete, shut that window.

1942 N. Balchin Darkness falls from Air ix. 170 Why in the name of Pete didn't you say so?

1949 N. Marsh Swing, Brother, Swing iv. 59 Carlisle heard Mr. Bellairs whisper under his breath: ‘For the love of Pete!’

1987 E. Newby Round Ireland in Low Gear xiii. 236 Will you listen to me now, for Pete's sake!

2002 Vogue (U.S. ed.) July 140/1 Whatever happened to comme il faut, for Pete's sake?

2. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.).

a. A safe; = Peter n. 6b.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > place for keeping money > money box or chest > [noun] > safe

safe1668

safe deposit1768

salamander safe1840

box1891

pete1909

keister1913

night safe1930

pete box1930

1909 F. H. Tillotson How to be Detective 94 Pete, a safe.

1911 G. Bronson-Howard Enemy to Society iv. 73 All the time a man equipped with burglar's tools would be kneeling behind the safe and drilling it open; those ‘petes’—as cracksmen call them—in people's houses are generally very easy to open.

1932 P. G. Wodehouse Hot Water i. 32 Show me the pete I can't open with my eye-teeth and a pin, and I'll eat it.

1938 D. Runyon Furthermore viii. 153 This is a very soft pete. It is old-fashioned, and you can open it with a toothpick.

1977 R. Caron Go-boy (1978) 81 I was aware of the generalities of peeling open a pete, but as I was a novice it would call for a lot of noise and this wasn't the place.

b. Nitroglycerine, as used for safe-breaking.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > explosive material > [noun] > used for safe-breaking

puff1903

pete1931

1931 D. W. Maurer in Writer's Digest Oct. 29/2 Soup, nitroglycerine or ‘pete’.

1948 H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. Suppl. II. 668 Among the cant terms of the jug-heavies are..soup or pete, nitroglycerine.

Compounds

pete box n. U.S. slang rare = sense 2a.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > place for keeping money > money box or chest > [noun] > safe

safe1668

safe deposit1768

salamander safe1840

box1891

pete1909

keister1913

night safe1930

pete box1930

1930 D. Runyon in Collier's 13 Sept. 7 Nobody opens pete boxes for a living any more.

pete-man n. U.S. slang = peterman n. 3b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > burglar > [noun] > safe-breaker

chest-breaker1604

screwsman1819

safe-breaker1860

safe-blower1867

safe-cracker1873

peterman1900

gopher man1901

yegg1903

yeggman1906

pete-man1907

tool-man1909

1907 Perry (Iowa) Daily Chief 5 May 4/2 He played the role of cracksman on one occasion,..and he'll admit that he can do as neat a job on a ‘box’ as any ‘pete man’ in the business.

1970 S. Terkel Hard Times 180 Con men, heist men, burglars, peet men: you name it, they had it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pete
释义	peten. Brit. /piːt/, U.S. /pit/ Forms: 1900s– peet, 1900s– pete. In sense 1 usually with capital initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Pete. Etymology: < Pete, pet form of the male forename Peter (see Peter n.). With sense 2 compare earlier Peter n. 6b; with sense 2b compare also slightly earlier peter v.¹ 3. 1. With capital initial. In various exclamatory phrases (chiefly as a euphemistic replacement for god), expressing exasperation or annoyance, as for Pete's sake, for the love of Pete, etc. (cf. love n.¹ Phrases 1). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of annoyance or vexation > exclamation of annoyance [interjection] peste1768 botheration1787 bother it!1798 for Pete's sake1903 for the love of Pete1903 hell's teeth1909 zut1915 wouldn't it?1940 1903 E. Conradi in Pedagogical Seminary Sept. 377/1 For Pete's sake. Fresh Christmas. 1906 S. Ford Shorty McCabe 303 Say, for the love of Pete, I couldn't tell what it was gave me a grouch. 1917 Camp Meade (Va.) Herald 2 Nov. 5 Say, for the luvapete, shut that window. 1942 N. Balchin Darkness falls from Air ix. 170 Why in the name of Pete didn't you say so? 1949 N. Marsh Swing, Brother, Swing iv. 59 Carlisle heard Mr. Bellairs whisper under his breath: ‘For the love of Pete!’ 1987 E. Newby Round Ireland in Low Gear xiii. 236 Will you listen to me now, for Pete's sake! 2002 Vogue (U.S. ed.) July 140/1 Whatever happened to comme il faut, for Pete's sake? 2. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). a. A safe; = Peter n. 6b. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > place for keeping money > money box or chest > [noun] > safe safe1668 safe deposit1768 salamander safe1840 box1891 pete1909 keister1913 night safe1930 pete box1930 1909 F. H. Tillotson How to be Detective 94 Pete, a safe. 1911 G. Bronson-Howard Enemy to Society iv. 73 All the time a man equipped with burglar's tools would be kneeling behind the safe and drilling it open; those ‘petes’—as cracksmen call them—in people's houses are generally very easy to open. 1932 P. G. Wodehouse Hot Water i. 32 Show me the pete I can't open with my eye-teeth and a pin, and I'll eat it. 1938 D. Runyon Furthermore viii. 153 This is a very soft pete. It is old-fashioned, and you can open it with a toothpick. 1977 R. Caron Go-boy (1978) 81 I was aware of the generalities of peeling open a pete, but as I was a novice it would call for a lot of noise and this wasn't the place. b. Nitroglycerine, as used for safe-breaking. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > explosive material > [noun] > used for safe-breaking puff1903 pete1931 1931 D. W. Maurer in Writer's Digest Oct. 29/2 Soup, nitroglycerine or ‘pete’. 1948 H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. Suppl. II. 668 Among the cant terms of the jug-heavies are..soup or pete, nitroglycerine. Compounds pete box n. U.S. slang rare = sense 2a. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > place for keeping money > money box or chest > [noun] > safe safe1668 safe deposit1768 salamander safe1840 box1891 pete1909 keister1913 night safe1930 pete box1930 1930 D. Runyon in Collier's 13 Sept. 7 Nobody opens pete boxes for a living any more. pete-man n. U.S. slang = peterman n. 3b. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > burglar > [noun] > safe-breaker chest-breaker1604 screwsman1819 safe-breaker1860 safe-blower1867 safe-cracker1873 peterman1900 gopher man1901 yegg1903 yeggman1906 pete-man1907 tool-man1909 1907 Perry (Iowa) Daily Chief 5 May 4/2 He played the role of cracksman on one occasion,..and he'll admit that he can do as neat a job on a ‘box’ as any ‘pete man’ in the business. 1970 S. Terkel Hard Times 180 Con men, heist men, burglars, peet men: you name it, they had it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1903
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