Tripe

//tɹaɪp// intj, noun

intj, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food. uncountable, usually

    "You saw only your mother die. I see them pop off every day in the Mater and Richmond and cut up into tripes in the dissectingroom."

  2. 2
    nonsensical talk or writing wordnet
  3. 3
    The entrails; (by extension, humorous or derogatory) the belly. in-plural, uncountable, usually

    "Next morning Miss Dolly complained of her Tripes; / Drinking cold water had given her gripes."

  4. 4
    lining of the stomach of a ruminant (especially a bovine) used as food wordnet
  5. 5
    Something foolish or valueless, especially written works and popular entertainment (movies, television). derogatory, figuratively, uncountable, usually

    "No, I'm not kidding. Professor, Broadway stands for a lot of baloney; but, it will never digest a piece of tripe like this!"

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  1. 6
    An edible lichen, especially rock tripe. uncountable, usually
Intj
  1. 1
    That (what has just been said) is untrue. derogatory

Synonyms

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abatisabdomenanusappendixapplesaucebalderdash

Example

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"Then a little flesh from the tripe of an old cow is served up, but boiled fifteen days before."

Etymology

From Middle English tripe, from Old French tripe (“entrails”), of uncertain origin; possibly borrowed from Spanish tripa.

Related phrases

honeycomb tripeplain triperock tripetripe and onions

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