Skip to main content

Robbing Peter to pay Paul

To take something from one sorce and use it towards another.

Many folks believe that this metaphor has its origin in 16th-century England, when part of the estate of Saint Peter's Cathedral in Westminster was appropriated to pay for repairs to Saint Paul's in London.
Jacob: I think I'm going to apply for another credit card so I can pay off some of my bills.

David: Robbing Peter to pay Paul, eh?! Just be carful not to get into debt.
by MoonCricket March 27, 2005
mugGet the Robbing Peter to pay Paulmug.

St. Peter High School

St. Peter High School is known around the OT area for its crack addicts and heavy black tar heroin abuse. but St. Peter High School's most notable act was from its star football kicker Jackson, using Rohan's head as a football to score a game-winning kick straight into the concrete sidewalk.
Person 1: Yo fam what school do you go to?

Person 2: St. Peter High School, the best school ever.

Person 1: You get kicked in the head, cause your talking nonsense.
by Brampton #1 October 6, 2019
mugGet the St. Peter High Schoolmug.

Peter Beck Moon Shoes

The act of jumping on somebody so hard that you fly to space
Peter needed to do a science project on Uranus. He took Brendan after school, jumped on him, and with his Peter Beck Moon Shoes he flew to space and completed his studies with ease.
by M7M August 28, 2012
mugGet the Peter Beck Moon Shoesmug.

peter pangender syndrome

When a trans lesbian or a queer person thinks of themself as a girl or a boy, or a child in general, despite being in their twenties or thirties.
"He says he's a transboy."

"Isn't he thirty-two?"

"Peter Pangender syndrome."
by radicalgenius August 10, 2018
mugGet the peter pangender syndromemug.

panic pack rat peter

Other wise known as Scrat. Half squirrel and half rat. Accurately named after Scrat from ice age. Scrat is known for his skittishness and obssesion over nuts. Particularly one nut.
by G January 15, 2004
mugGet the panic pack rat petermug.
"Um, it was actually what Donald Trump said to Peter Griffin, not Joe Biden. The other definition is wrong" 🤓
Holy Crap, Donald Trump or Joe Biden (I don't fucking know)

Hello Peter, Welcome to Fortnite.
by RandomRubbishRick November 23, 2022
mugGet the Hello Peter, Welcome to Fortnitemug.

Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead

Peter Pumpkinhead came to town

Spreading wisdom and cash around

Fed the starving and housed the poor

Showed the Vatican what gold's for

But he made too many enemies

Of the people who would keep us on our knees

Hooray for Peter Pumpkin

Who'll pray for Peter Pumpkinhead?

Oh my!

Peter Pumpkinhead pulled them all

Emptied churches and shopping malls

Where he spoke, it would raise the roof

Peter Pumpkinhead told the truth

But he made too many enemies...
Peter Pumpkinhead put to shame

Governments who would slur his name

Plots and sex scandals failed outright

Peter merely said

Any kind of love is alright

But he made too many enemies...

Peter Pumpkinhead was too good

Had him nailed to a chunk of wood

He died grinning on live TV

Hanging there he looked a lot like you

And an awful lot like me!

But he made too many enemies...

Hooray for Peter Pumpkin

Who'll pray for Peter Pumpkin

Hooray for Peter Pumpkinhead

Oh my oh my oh!

Don't it make you want to cry oh?

Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead
by Death Menace February 8, 2023
mugGet the Ballad of Peter Pumpkinheadmug.

Share this definition