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tripe

noun \ˈtrīp\

Definition of TRIPE

1
: stomach tissue especially of a ruminant (as an ox) used as food
2
: something poor, worthless, or offensive
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Examples of TRIPE

  1. That's just a load of tripe.
  2. <it's shocking that an esteemed newspaper like this one would publish such tripe>

Origin of TRIPE

Middle English, from Anglo-French
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to TRIPE

Synonyms
cheese, crapola [slang], dreck (also drek), muck, rubbish, sleaze, slop, slush, trash, junk

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with TRIPE

Cuyp, gripe, hype, pipe, ripe, snipe, stipe, stripe, swipe, type, wipe

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