tripe
[ trahyp ]
/ traɪp /
noun
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
Slang. something, especially speech or writing, that is false or worthless; rubbish.
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Origin of tripe
1250–1300; 1885–90 for def 2; Middle English < Old French < ?
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tripe
/ (traɪp) /
noun
the stomach lining of an ox, cow, or other ruminant, prepared for cooking
informal something silly; rubbish
(plural) archaic, informal intestines; belly
Word Origin for tripe
C13: from Old French, of unknown origin
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Word Origin and History for tripe
tripe
c.1300, from Old French tripe "entrails used as food" (13c.), of unknown origin, perhaps via Spanish tripa from Arabic therb "suet" (but also said to mean "fold of a piece of cloth"). Applied contemptuously to persons (1590s), then to anything considered worthless, foolish, or offensive (1892).
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