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tripe

noun
\ ˈtrīp How to pronounce tripe (audio) \

Definition of tripe

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

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Synonyms for tripe

Synonyms

cheese, crapola [slang], dreck (also drek), junk, muck, rubbish, sleaze, slop, slush, trash

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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

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In southwestern Nigeria, cooks often make the dish with amaranth greens, smoked fish, beef and sometimes cow tripe; Oyetibo adapts hers using spinach and often couples it with unsmoked white fish. Los Angeles Times, "Nigerian jollof rice and other joys at Mid-City’s Aduke African Cuisine," 25 July 2019 BEIJING PIE HOUSE Order: Pork and leek meat pie, lamb meat pie, pork and green onion meat pie, egg and leek meat pie, Homestyle pork and green onion meat pie, tripe, cabbage. Jenn Harrisstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "We took ‘The Farewell’ director Lulu Wang on an SGV food crawl," 2 Aug. 2019 But conservative palates, be warned: Lin Heung's dim sum incorporates cuts of meat frequently seen in Hong Kong's industrial past that are less popular today (liver, tripe). Janice Leung Hayes, Condé Nast Traveler, "19 Best Dim Sum Spots in Hong Kong," 5 Mar. 2018 Wherever the day takes you, save room for a panino al lampredotto—this stewed tripe sandwich is a Florence must. Condé Nast Traveler, "The Best Cities in the World: 2018 Readers' Choice Awards," 9 Oct. 2018 Recommendation: The Rockin Chicken, Hartford, where no one does ceviche, beef heart with tripe or rotisserie chicken better. Frank Cohen, courant.com, "28 Dates: Bohemian Suggestions For Penny-Pinchers," 2 Feb. 2018 The first spoonful of kare-kare — a stew of oxtail and tripe, heavy with peanut butter and toasted rice powder — is startlingly bland. Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, "At Lahi, Filipino Dishes, Classic and Idiosyncratic Alike," 31 May 2018 For him, there is no quiet meal of tripe grated with cheese. Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com, "For Anthony Bourdain, food was just the entry point for a much wider cultural discussion," 8 June 2018 Sunlight gives the shop an urban lunch-counter feel, and the same brightness infuses Vietnamese standards like spicy bun bo Hue soup, a delicate seafood-tomato soup called bun rieu and Berni’s No. 1 Pho with beef brisket, tendon and tripe. San Antonio Express-News, "Berni Vietnamese Restaurant," 8 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of tripe

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for tripe

Middle English, from Anglo-French

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tripe

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English Language Learners Definition of tripe

: the stomach of an animal (such as a cow or ox) that is eaten as food
: something that is worthless, unimportant, or of poor quality

tripe

noun
\ ˈtrīp How to pronounce tripe (audio) \

Kids Definition of tripe

: a part of the stomach of a cow used for food

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