peter

Definition

  • verb: to diminish gradually and come to an end
  • usually used with 'out'
  • synonyms: give out

Examples

  • She was trying to keep her creditors at bay by 'robbing Peter to pay Paul'. [=using one credit card to make the payments on another credit card]

  • Their romantic relationship 'petered out' after the summer.

  • Interest in the sport is beginning to 'peter out'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) come from TeXas, Private Cowboy. And you don't much look like a steer to me, so that kind of narrows it down. -Do you suck dicks?. -Sir, no, sir. -Are you a peter puffer?. -Sir, no, sir. I'll bet you would fuck a person in the ass... ...and not even have the goddamn common (..)
    1987 Full Metal Jacket