tripe

noun \ ˈtrīp \

Updated on: 16 May 2018

Definition of tripe

1 : stomach tissue especially of a ruminant (such as an ox) used as food

2 : something poor, worthless, or offensive

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Examples of tripe in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of tripe from the Web

The myth of the happy, docile, and emotionally indolent slave is historical tripe originally propagated by those who trafficked in human bondage.

— phillip morris, cleveland.com, "Kanye West has a thing or two to learn about American slavery: Phillip Morris," 9 May 2018
His offal dishes are particular standouts—try the tendons, kidneys or tripe.

— jay cheshes, WSJ, "A Feasting Guide to San Francisco’s Newly Glam Chinatown," 2 May 2018
Persevere and you'll be rewarded with a treasure trove of meats, fish filets, tenderized squid and delicately scored paper-thin tripe.

— beth segal, cleveland.com, "Szechuan Gourmet: Hot spot for hot pot and much more in Asiatown (photos)," 20 Apr. 2018
Farmgate restaurant offers local delicacies like tripe and onions with drisheen, and lamb stew made with ingredients from the market and paired with a view of the bustling shopping center below.

— caroline hallemann, Town & Country, "A 24-Hour Guide to Cork, Ireland," 27 Mar. 2018
Order fresher-than-fresh pork buns and noodles from a cart or menu, and sample everything from tripe to clams in black bean sauce.

— BostonGlobe.com, "30 great dates in Boston and beyond," 22 Mar. 2018
Families and workers, most speaking Spanish, gather around plates of chilaquiles, street-style tacos, from brisket to blistering-hot chicken tinga, and steaming bowls of brick-red menudo, the restorative stew of beef tripe.

— todd a. price, NOLA.com, "Chilangos, Kenner taqueria, keeps founder's recipes alive," 12 Mar. 2018
Rabbit is popular in Pietoso's hometown of Florence, where cooking is like this: simple, peasanty with lots of stewed dishes like tripe or ribollita.

— polly campbell, Cincinnati.com, "Via Vite: The restaurant that does it all," 19 Jan. 2018
There has to be healing in all that tripe, brisket and tendon.

— sarah fritsche, San Francisco Chronicle, "Our favorite cure-all soups in San Francisco," 1 Mar. 2018

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