Wiktionary:Word of the day/2023/April 4

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peter out v

(intransitive, originally US) Synonym of peter (“originally (mining), of a vein of ore: to be depleted of ore; now (generally), to diminish to nothing; to dwindle, to trail off”) To celebrate April Fools’ Day, we are featuring—oh, get your head out of the gutter!

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