Meaning & use
tripe
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The lining of a cow's or other ruminant's stomach, used as food; informally, also used to mean nonsense or worthless writing.
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The market stall sold tripe simmered in a rich tomato broth.
The critic dismissed the new screenplay as sentimental tripe.
A note on using this word
The food sense is literal, while calling something "tripe" figuratively is an informal way of criticizing its quality.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
Something considered worthless, nonsensical, or of poor quality.
He called the tabloid article pure tripe.
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