peter

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

piemel

plasser

plassertje

Piet

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

pênis

pénis

zizi

piroca

pénis

Schniedel

titola

polla

زب

καυλί

πέος

πουλί

πούτσος

ψωλή

εργαλείο

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈpiːtə/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: salpeter

Verwant aan Frans: 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.