why do people call a safe a "peter" in slang?

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why do people call a safe a "peter" in slang?

2007-01-10 10:34:51 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture

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It looks like there is no absolute certainty, but here are the theories.
http://www.peterman.org.uk/
http://www.takeourword.com/TOW117/page2.html

2007-01-12 02:10:52 · answer #1 · answered by ♫ Rum Rhythms ♫ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

peter is another word for a prison cell ie "banged up in the peter"
meaning locked in a cell - safes are places where valuables get locked up therefore also known as peters

2007-01-13 11:39:28 · answer #2 · answered by suki doo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋