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noun
1.
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food. Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
2.
Slang. something, especially speech or writing, that is false or worthless; rubbish.
Origin:
1250–1300; 1885–90 for def. 2; Middle English < Old French < ?
1250–1300; 1885–90 for def. 2; Middle English < Old French < ?
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Tripe
is always a great word to know.
So is schmuck. Does it mean:
| a grotesquely awkward person; an eccentric person |
| an obnoxious or contemptible person |
Example Sentences
- Yet there are several dishes not to be found elsewhere in the area, such as honeycomb tripe braised in red wine and tomato.
- Not to mention, they are impossible to explode, as my father once did many years ago while making tripe.
- Sweetbreads, goat stew, and tripe soup have joined seafood on the menu.
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Word Origin & History
tripe
c.1300, from O.Fr. tripe "entrails used as food" (13c.), of unknown origin, perhaps via Sp. tripa from Arabic therb "suet" (but also said to mean "fold of a piece of cloth"). Applied contemptuously to persons (1595), then to anything considered worthless, foolish, or offensive (1892).
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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