Dictionary Thesaurus Word Dynamo Quotes Reference Translator Spanish

stupe

[stoop, styoop]

noun

two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin stūpa, variant of stuppa < Greek stýppē flax, hemp, tow

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Stupe is always a great word to know.

So is slumgullion. Does it mean:

a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...

Dictionary.com Unabridged

noun Slang.

a stupid person.

Origin:
1755–65; by shortening of stupid

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source

Link To stupe

Collins

World English Dictionary

stupe¹ (stjuːp)

—n
	med a hot damp cloth, usually sprinkled with an irritant, applied to the body to relieve pain by counterirritation

[C14: from Latin stuppa flax, from Greek stuppē]

stupe² (stjuːp)

—n
	slang (US) a stupid person; clot

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source

Slang Dictionary

stupe definition

and stoop

n.
a stupid person. (Also a term of address.) : Look, stoop, just do what you are told.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
Cite This Source

Word Dynamo Rating For Stupe

People who can define Stupe may know 45,520 words, as many as a 12th grader.

How many words do you know?

Want stupe ad-free? Click here!

Quote Of The Day

"If someday I make a dictionary of definitions wanting single words to head them, a cherished entry will be "To abridge, expand, or otherwise alter or cause to be altered for the sake of belated improvement, one's own writings in translation.""

-Vladimir Nabokov

Partners:Word Bloglines Citysearch The Daily Beast Ask Answers Ask Kids Life123 Sendori Thesaurus

About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help