tripe

[trahyp]

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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.

Origin of tripe

1250–1300; 1885–90 for def 2; Middle English < Old French < ?

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Related Words for tripe

drivel, gibberish, hogwash, garbage, bunk, baloney, bilge, hooey, poppycock, bull, balderdash, trash, BS, bosh

Examples from the Web for tripe

Contemporary Examples of tripe

These seemingly disparate countries count on a tripe soup to ease the pain of a hangover.
The Wildest Hangover Cures From Around the World
Nina Strochlic
November 29, 2013
The word “tripe” conjures up some not-so-pleasing connotations.
What to Eat: Offal
Cookstr.com
January 26, 2010

Historical Examples of tripe

Let them boil up, and add them to the tripe just before you send it to table.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
Eliza Leslie
On two nights in the week, tripe was sold in the town ready dressed.
The Channings
Mrs. Henry Wood
Jenkins invited me to supper; tripe and onions; and I'd like to know what it all means, and where the supper is.
The Channings
Mrs. Henry Wood
Cats were purring on the counters of the fruit store and the tripe shop.
L'Assommoir
Emile Zola
The insipid odour of the meat, the pungent smell of the tripe exasperated him.
The Fat and the Thin
Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for tripe

tripe

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

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).