Meanings
proper noun
- A surname from Czech.
The use of “Eye of the Tiger” at a rally for Kentucky clerk Kim Davis has Survivor’s Jim Peterik “risin’ up to the challenge” – and threatening action.
2015 September 9, Todd Leopold, “Band unhappy with use of ‘Eye of the Tiger’ for Kim Davis”, in CNN, archived from the original on 27 May 2023
Origin
- CzechPeteřík
- EnglishPeterik
Borrowed from Czech Peteřík.
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APA
Peterik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peterik
MLA
“Peterik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peterik. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Peterik,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peterik.
Source: Peterik on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.