tripe

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

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

Related Words: camp, kitsch; claptrap, humbug, nonsense; bomb, clinker, clunker, dud, lemon, stinker, turkey; mess, muddle, shambles

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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