tripe

noun

ˈtrīp 

1

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

2

: something poor, worthless, or offensive

Synonyms

• cheese
• junk
• rubbish

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 on the Web

Without them, we’re left with tripe, something unrelatable and unattainable, worst of all: untrue. —Brendan O’Meara 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025

Tucci is evidently game for an unusual meal, having eaten tripe, lard and salad served in a vase in Season 1. —Peter White, Deadline, 16 June 2025

But Da Silvano began serving Milanese tripe and Tuscan pastas to a tonier, globe-trotting, art-dealing clientele. —New York Times, 7 May 2025

Juanita’s Foods is the nation’s top seller of canned menudo — a traditional Mexican soup made from cow tripe — boasting more than 95% market share. —Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing tripe

• rock tripe

Rhymes for tripe

• gripe
• hype
• lipe
• pipe
• ripe
• sipe
• skype
• snipe
• stipe
• stripe
• strype
• swipe

Kids Definition

tripe

noun

ˈtrīp 

1

: stomach tissue of a cud-chewing animal (as a cow) used as food

2

: something poor, worthless, or ridiculous