tripe

noun

1
: stomach tissue especially of a ruminant (such as an ox) used as food
2
: something poor, worthless, or offensive

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
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Raw tripe is untreated and may be more likely to have cross-contamination. Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 Sep. 2024 The new culinary wave began about 10 years ago, going beyond bouillabaisse and pieds paquets (stewed lamb’s feet and tripe). Julia Sammut With Benjamin Kemper, Saveur, 3 July 2024 Felicity Blunt’s odd way of making potatoes and the time Meryl Streep dug into a plate of tripe sausage that apparently looked a lot like a horse phallus. Shannon Carlin, TIME, 15 July 2024 Rodricks brings up the overused tripe about our immigration system being broken. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for tripe 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tripe was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Tripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tripe. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

tripe

noun
1
: stomach tissue of a cud-chewing animal (as a cow) used as food
2
: something poor, worthless, or ridiculous

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