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pete
noun- a safe US, 1909
- The dummy pete was already set up, and we rolled it into position. — Charles Hamilton, Men of the Underworld, p. 137, 1952
- a truck manufactured by Peterbilt US
- — Montie Tak, Truck Talk, p. 117, 1971
- nitroglycerin US
- — Vincent J. Monteleone, Criminal Slang, p. 174, 1949
▶ for Pete’s sake
used as a mild, non-profane oath used in times of exasperation or annoyance US, 1924- Oh, for pete’s sake, you two are psychological! — John Clellon Holmes, Go, p. 141, 1952
- Oh for Pete’s sake. For Pete’s s- He’s fleein’ the interview. — Fargo, 1996
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