Pete

Definition of Pete from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

NAmE//pit//

Idioms

for Pete’s sake (informal) (old-fashioned)

used to show that you are annoyed about something For Pete’s sake turn down that music! Oh, for Pete’s sake, why can’t I get this thing to work!

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