were did the saying for petes sake come from
2006-07-23 09:36:07 · 5 answers · asked by leslie c 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Best guess is a stand in for "For God's sake" or "for Chrissakes" either of which would be blasphemous in older religious circles. Not sure there is a tie in to St. Peter. The term started showing up in the 1920s. Earlier, for the love of Pete, for the love of Mike and similar terms could be found in print.
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2006-07-23 09:45:30 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 6⤊ 1⤋
The phrase, "for pete's sake", is thought to have originated in medieval times. It was an exclamation phrase from For Saint Peter's sake. These phrases are called minced oaths, where a less offensive phrase is used to avoid using the Lord's name in vain.
2006-07-23 16:41:00 · answer #2 · answered by Chainsawmom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
St. Peter. It's kind of like "for Christ's sake" but taken down to the level of Apostle.
2006-07-23 16:38:57 · answer #3 · answered by chdoctor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep its true and as my name is pete i`m always getting cussed
st peter has a lot to answer for when i get up there and see him
2006-07-23 17:49:52 · answer #4 · answered by itsa o 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pete
2006-07-23 16:39:20 · answer #5 · answered by Miss Terious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋