as in cheese
that which is of low quality or worth
it's shocking that an esteemed newspaper like this one would publish such tripe
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Recent Examples of tripe
Without them, we’re left with tripe, something unrelatable and unattainable, worst of all: untrue.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tripe
Noun
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Goat cheese with prosciutto and arugula is my pairing of choice.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2026
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High-protein mac and cheese like Goodles is both nutritious and delicious.—
Andrea Strong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Safety and health worries have long surrounded landfills in many cities and towns in the Philippines, especially ones near poor communities whose residents scavenge for junk and leftover food in the garbage heaps, the AP points out.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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His wife’s body was discovered by a man who was working on the property to clear out junk ahead of the property’s sale.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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Piles of human scraps offer a bottomless buffet to wildlife, and to access that bounty, animals need to be bold enough to rummage through human rubbish but not so bold as to become a threat to people.—
Marina Wang,
Scientific American,
14 Nov. 2025
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Helga once wrestled down a drunk fisherman in the Café, a man of above-average size, and then threw him out like a piece of rubbish; Jens thus transfers most of his weight automatically to her; who is this kid, by the way?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Tripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tripe. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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