Phrase Hound found 15 phrases and 8 compound words that contain pete. The most common are listed below. Open pete in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 15
- Black PeteAlternative form of Black Peter: The companion of Saint Nicholas in Dutch folklore, depicted as a blackamoor.
- St. PeteUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see saint, Pete.
- Pete TongWrong.
- sneaky PeteA sneaky person.
- Willie Petewhite phosphorus
- Willy PeteWhite phosphorus.
- Mustache PeteA member of the Sicilian mafia who came to the United States as an adult in the early 1900s.
- St. Pete BeachA city in Pinellas County, Florida.
- Platitude PetePete Buttigieg.
- honest to PeteSynonym of honest to God (“truly, really”).
- go Pete TongTo go wrong.
- Moustache PeteAlternative form of Mustache Pete: A member of the Sicilian mafia who came to the United States as an adult in the early 1900s.
- seven-toed PeteSynonym of seven-card stud.
- goes Pete Tongthird-person singular simple present indicative of go Pete Tong: To go wrong.
- gone Pete Tongpast participle of go Pete Tong: To go wrong.
Compound words 8
- competeTo be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend.
- peteredsimple past and past participle of peter
- petechiaA small spot, especially on an organ, caused by bleeding underneath the skin.
- PeterikA surname from Czech.
- petemanSynonym of peterman (“safecracker”).
- petemenplural of peteman: Synonym of peterman (“safecracker”).
- peteringpresent participle and gerund of peter
- peterelArchaic form of petrel: Any of various species of black, grey, or white seabirds in the order Procellariiformes.