tripe (traɪp
)
Definitions
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
C13: from Old French, of unknown originSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
nonsense,
rot,
trash,
twaddle,
balls,
bull,
rubbish,
shit,
pants,
crap,
garbage,
bullshit,
hot air,
tosh,
bollocks,
pap,
cobblers,
bilge,
drivel,
guff,
moonshine,
claptrap,
hogwash,
hokum,
piffle,
poppycock,
inanity,
balderdash,
bosh,
eyewash,
trumpery,
tommyrot,
foolish talk horsefeathers bunkum or buncombe
bizzo,
bull's wool,
Usage examples
His stomach was shot, completely burnt away, a rag of threadbare tripe.
, THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)(For a crunchy breakfast treat, roast rock tripe to a tasty crisp and top with imaginary berries and milk.
Maxim (2004)It is this very holiday time that is the reason for the servings of non-ratings period tripe.
Courier, Sunday Mail (2005)We've had South Africa provinces and Welsh clubs formulating another tripe event to fill a tiny space.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)We were on precious short commons in our mess, and the girl needed some too -- famous tripe it was, famous tripe: I remember it now.
, The Reverse of the Medal (1986)