peter

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.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpiːtə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: salpeter

Cognate with French: 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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

plasser

plassertje

piemel

piroca

pénis

pênis

zizi

Schniedel

pénis

titola

πουλί

πέος

πούτσος

ψωλή

polla