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tripe

intj · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /tɹaɪp/
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  • rhymes with -aɪp
  • CMU ARPABET: T R AY1 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

That (what has just been said) is untrue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The entrails; (by extension, humorous or derogatory) the belly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-plural, uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Something foolish or valueless, especially written works and popular entertainment (movies, television).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, figuratively, uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: garbage, rubbish, slop, cheapie, crapola, gash, hunk of junk, load of bull, load of crap, load of shit, piece of crap, piece of garbage, piece of junk, piece of shit, piece of trash, pile of crap, pile of shit, schlock, tripe

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

An edible lichen, especially rock tripe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Synonym of Tripehound (“Sopwith Triplane”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, slang

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Tripehound

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

nonsensical talk or writing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: folderol, rubbish, trumpery, trash, wish-wash, applesauce, codswallop

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: drivel, garbage

8

noun

Meaning 8

lining of the stomach of a ruminant (especially a bovine) used as food

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: variety meat, organs

Narrower terms: honeycomb tripe

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

101 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: bumbar — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Arabic: كرشة (kirša) — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Central Bikol: rabot — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Bulgarian: шкембе (škembe) — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Burmese: ကလီစာ (ka.lica) — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Catalan: butza — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Chinese Mandarin: 肚子 — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Czech: dršťky — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Danish: kallun — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Danish: løbe — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Danish: bagmave — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Dutch: pens — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Finnish: sisälmykset — stomach lining of animal for food
  • French: tripes — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Galician: tripas — stomach lining of animal for food
  • German: Kutteln — stomach lining of animal for food
  • German: Kaldaunen — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Hungarian: pacal — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Indonesian: babat — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Italian: trippa — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Japanese: トライプ (toraipu) — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Khmer: ពោះគោ (pŭəhkoo) — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Korean: 양 (yang) — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Latin: omāsum — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Macedonian: чке́мбе (čkémbe) — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Macedonian: шке́мбе (škémbe) — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Norman: tripe — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Persian: شکمبه (šekambe) — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Persian: سیرابی (sirâbi) — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Polish: flaki — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Portuguese: dobrada — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Portuguese: tripas — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Romanian: burtă — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Russian: рубе́ц (rubéc) — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Serbo-Croatian: tripice — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Serbo-Croatian: fileki — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Spanish: tripa — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Spanish: menudos — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Spanish: mondongo — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Swedish: komage — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Thai: ผ้าขี้ริ้ว (pâa kêe ríw) — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Turkish: işkembe — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Ukrainian: рубе́ць (rubécʹ) — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Unami: winàxàxkay — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Vietnamese: dạ dày — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Yoruba: ṣàkì — stomach lining of animal for food
  • Bulgarian: карантия (karantija) — entrails — see also entrails, offal
  • Catalan: butzes — entrails — see also entrails, offal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 肚子 (dǔzi) — entrails — see also entrails, offal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 肚 (dǔ) — entrails — see also entrails, offal
  • Dutch: ingewanden — entrails — see also entrails, offal
  • Dutch: darmen — entrails — see also entrails, offal
  • Finnish: pötsi — entrails — see also entrails, offal
  • French: tripe — entrails — see also entrails, offal
  • German: Eingeweide — entrails — see also entrails, offal
  • Italian: trippa — entrails — see also entrails, offal
  • Japanese: 臓腑 (zōfu) — entrails — see also entrails, offal
  • Norman: tripe — entrails — see also entrails, offal
  • Polish: flak — entrails — see also entrails, offal
  • Polish: wnętrzności — entrails — see also entrails, offal
  • Portuguese: tripa — entrails — see also entrails, offal
  • Russian: требуха́ (trebuxá) — entrails — see also entrails, offal
  • Spanish: tripa — entrails — see also entrails, offal
  • Spanish: mondongo — entrails — see also entrails, offal
  • Ukrainian: те́льбух (télʹbux) — entrails — see also entrails, offal
  • Ukrainian: тре́бух (trébux) — entrails — see also entrails, offal
  • Vietnamese: ruột — entrails — see also entrails, offal
  • Bulgarian: глупост (glupost) — something valueless
  • Bulgarian: нелепост (nelepost) — something valueless
  • Bulgarian: гламавщина (glamavština) — something valueless
  • Bulgarian: простотия (prostotija) — something valueless
  • Chinese Mandarin: 胡言亂語 /胡言乱语 (húyánluànyǔ) — something valueless
  • Chinese Mandarin: 廢話 /废话 (fèihuà) — something valueless
  • Czech: dršťky — something valueless
  • Czech: dršťka — something valueless
  • Dutch: rotzooi — something valueless
  • Finnish: roska — something valueless
  • French: bêtise — something valueless
  • German: Schund — something valueless
  • German: Mumpitz — something valueless
  • Hungarian: ostobaság — something valueless
  • Hungarian: ócskaság — something valueless
  • Hungarian: zagyvaság — something valueless
  • Hungarian: hülyeség — something valueless
  • Hungarian: vacak — something valueless
  • Hungarian: badarság — something valueless
  • Italian: stupidaggine — something valueless
  • Macedonian: глу́пост (glúpost) — something valueless
  • Macedonian: глу́павост (glúpavost) — something valueless
  • Macedonian: ѓу́бре (ǵúbre) — something valueless
  • Macedonian: бесми́сленост (besmíslenost) — something valueless
  • Polish: wypociny — something valueless
  • Polish: szmira — something valueless
  • Polish: chałtura — something valueless
  • Portuguese: lixo — something valueless
  • Russian: чепуха́ (čepuxá) — something valueless
  • Russian: ерунда́ (jerundá) — something valueless
  • Russian: вздор (vzdor) — something valueless
  • Russian: дрянь (drjanʹ) — something valueless
  • Spanish: menudo — something valueless
  • Vietnamese: chuyện nhảm nhí — something valueless