Willie Petern.

Brit.

/ˌwɪlɪ ˈpiːtə/, U.S.

/ˌwɪli ˈpidər/

Forms: 1900s– Willie Peter, 1900s– Willy Peter.

Origin: From proper names. Etymons: proper names Willie, Peter.

Etymology: < Willie, pet form of the male forename William (compare willy n.²) + the male forename Peter (compare Peter n.), after William Peter, standing in the World War II services' phonetic alphabet for WP white phosphorus (see white phosphorus n. at white adj. and n. Compounds 1g(c)(ii)), as used in munitions.

U.S. Military slang.

White phosphorus, used as a pyrophoric agent in incendiary bombs and other munitions; a weapon, device, etc., packed with this. Also called Willie Pete n.Recorded earliest as a modifier.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > other explosive devices

squib1590

Volta's pistol1779

water worm1809

satchel charge1943

thunderflash1943

Willie Peter1963

Willie Pete1972

suicide belt1974

the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > phosphorus > [noun] > allotropes

yellow phosphorus1799

white phosphorus1849

Willie Peter1963

Willie Pete1972

1963 L. W. Green in Leatherneck June 46/2 ‘Where are the ones you see?’... ‘About fifty feet north of where that last Willy Peter shell hit this morning.’

1997 J. Soular Thousand-yard Stare 26 The medic runs up, throws him over his shoulder..into the water to cut off the oxygen from the Willie Peter.

2018 US Official News (Nexis) 10 Nov. Where'd you get those Willie Peter burns?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	willie peter
释义	Willie Petern. Brit. /ˌwɪlɪ ˈpiːtə/, U.S. /ˌwɪli ˈpidər/ Forms: 1900s– Willie Peter, 1900s– Willy Peter. Origin: From proper names. Etymons: proper names Willie, Peter. Etymology: < Willie, pet form of the male forename William (compare willy n.²) + the male forename Peter (compare Peter n.), after William Peter, standing in the World War II services' phonetic alphabet for WP white phosphorus (see white phosphorus n. at white adj. and n. Compounds 1g(c)(ii)), as used in munitions. U.S. Military slang. White phosphorus, used as a pyrophoric agent in incendiary bombs and other munitions; a weapon, device, etc., packed with this. Also called Willie Pete n.Recorded earliest as a modifier. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > other explosive devices squib1590 Volta's pistol1779 water worm1809 satchel charge1943 thunderflash1943 Willie Peter1963 Willie Pete1972 suicide belt1974 the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > phosphorus > [noun] > allotropes yellow phosphorus1799 white phosphorus1849 Willie Peter1963 Willie Pete1972 1963 L. W. Green in Leatherneck June 46/2 ‘Where are the ones you see?’... ‘About fifty feet north of where that last Willy Peter shell hit this morning.’ 1997 J. Soular Thousand-yard Stare 26 The medic runs up, throws him over his shoulder..into the water to cut off the oxygen from the Willie Peter. 2018 US Official News (Nexis) 10 Nov. Where'd you get those Willie Peter burns? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1963
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