Pete
pronunciation
How to pronounce Pete in British English:
UK 
How to pronounce Pete in American English:
US
Word Origin
- Pete
- familiar form of masc. proper name Peter. For Pete's sake is attested from 1903 in a list of children's expressions published in Massachusetts, probably a euphemistic use of the disciple's name in place of Christ; as an exclamation or quasi-oath, Peter! was in use 14c., but this likely is not connected to the modern use.
Example
- 1. Commenting on the iphone numbers , canalys principal analyst pete cunningham offered this free advice :
- 2. Uncle pete fell in a whiskey vat last week .
- 3. A trivial example occurs when pete answers his phone and the stereo sound is turned down .
- 4. Pete is an accountant for a technical publisher who has used windows for six years at the office and a bit at home .
- 5. He 'd rather work with an ambitious woman like peggy than an entitled man like pete any day , which makes him an anomaly in1960s america .