"pete" meaning in English

See pete in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-pete.wav Forms: petes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pete (plural petes)
  1. (slang) Alternative form of peter (“a safe”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, slang Alternative form of: peter (extra: a safe)
    Sense id: en-pete-en-noun-QMR7ZT37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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