noun
tripe
tryp
noun
1
The stomach lining of a cow or other ruminant animal, prepared and eaten as food.
"The market stall sold fresh tripe alongside other offal cuts."
"She grew up eating tripe stew every Sunday."
2
Nonsense; worthless or poor-quality writing, TV, or entertainment.
"He dismissed the tabloid story as complete tripe."
"The critics called the sequel sentimental tripe."
How to Use Tripe
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a cut of animal stomach eaten as food, or, informally, rubbish/nonsense.
Common mistake
The food sense and the "nonsense" sense are unrelated in modern use — context makes clear which is meant.
Common pairings
a load of tripe
tripe and onions
Word Forms
tripes plural
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Etymology
From Old French tripe ("entrails"), a word of uncertain origin — possibly borrowed from Spanish tripa.