peter

(Anglais)

Noun

The penis.

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.

Verb

Synonym of blue peter; to call for trump by throwing away a high card while holding a lower one.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpiːtə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: salpeter

Appartenant à français: salpêtre

In summary

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.

Concepts

pénis

zizi

paf

pierre

🪨

robinet

verge

p

Pierre

quéquette

peter

zigouigoui

bite

zigounette

outil

Synonymes

cock

prick

dick

penis

shaft

putz

pecker

tool

Mickey Finn

knock-out drops

Pete

John Thomas

travelling-bag

lock-up

member

phallus

police station

portmanteau

prison

safe

trunk

willy

Traductions

plasser

plassertje

piemel

pénis

pênis

Schniedel

piroca

titola

polla

زب

πέος

πουλί

πούτσος

ψωλή

καυλί