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From Middle English tripe, from Old French tripe (“entrails”), of uncertain origin; possibly borrowed from Spanish tripa.

tripe (usually uncountable, plural tripes)

  1. The lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food.
    Coordinate term: chitterlings
    • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 237:
      Tripe: A popular dish commonly believed to be a sexual stimulant.
  2. (chiefly in the plural) The entrails; (by extension, humorous or derogatory) the belly.
    • quoted in 2013, W. T. Fernie, Animal Simples: Approved for Modern Uses of Cure (page 352)
      Next morning Miss Dolly complained of her Tripes; / Drinking cold water had given her gripes.
  3. (figurative, derogatory) Something foolish or valueless, especially written works and popular entertainment (movies, television).
    Synonyms: garbage, rubbish, slop; see also Thesaurus:low-quality thing
    • 1932, Clarence Budington Kelland, Speak Easily, spoken by Stage Director (Sidney Toler):
      No, I'm not kidding. Professor, Broadway stands for a lot of baloney; but, it will never digest a piece of tripe like this!
    • 1984, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ghostbusters, spoken by Dean Yeager (Jordan Charney):
      We believe that the purpose of science is to serve mankind. You, however, seem to regard science as some kind of dodge… or hustle. Your theories are the worst kind of popular tripe, your methods are sloppy, and your conclusions are highly questionable! You are a poor scientist, Dr. Venkman!
    • 2022 April 26, Stephen Castle, Megan Specia, quoting Boris Johnson, “U.K. Tabloid Accuses Lawmaker of ‘Basic Instinct’ Move, Highlighting Sexism in Parliament”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 9 November 2022:
      It was dismissed by Mr. Johnson as “sexist, misogynist, tripe,” and prompted more than 5,500 complaints, according to the independent regulator of most of Britain’s newspapers and magazines.
    • 2024 June 18, Spencer Klavan, “A Matter of Taste”, in The American Mind‎[2], archived from the original on 18 March 2025:
      And just because leftoids make tripe from their position of strength is no reason for trads to make schlock from their position of weakness.
  4. An edible lichen, especially rock tripe.

stomach lining of animal for food — see also chitterlings

something valueless

tripe

  1. (derogatory) That (what has just been said) is untrue.

Inherited from Old French tripe.

tripe f (plural tripes)

  1. tripe

tripe

  1. inflection of tripar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Borrowed from Old French tripe; further etymology is uncertain (compare Italian trippa, Spanish tripa).

tripe (plural tripes)

  1. A portion of a creature's entrails or organs (often as food).

From Old French tripe (“entrails”).

tripe f (uncountable)

  1. (Jersey) tripe

tripe

  1. inflection of tripar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative