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Definition of "tripe" []

  • The rubbery lining of the stomach of cattle or other ruminants, used as food. (noun)
  • Informal Something of no value; rubbish. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "tripe" in a sentence
  • "It's pretty much dictating what a woman can or cannot do with her own body (and not just women, but men too), and this kind of tripe is found in a LOT of discourse, from the feminist to the progressive to the religious."
  • "Smart, dark paranormal romance would be such a treat compared to the typical formulaic Harlequin tripe in a monster costume."
  • "People — and I do actually mean “people” here, not viciously stupid animals like yourself — already know that that pathetically infantile piece of snivelling ideological tripe is demonstrably false."