1. [informal] Statements or beliefs that are untrue or make no sense
   "He dismissed the conspiracy theory as pure tripe";
   - bunk [informal], bunkum [informal], buncombe [informal], guff [informal], rot [informal], hogwash [informal], flapdoodle [N. Amer, informal], Irish bull [slang], rhubarb [Brit, informal], bilge [informal], junk [informal], bull [slang], nonsense, jive [N. Amer, informal], bushwah [N. Amer, informal], bushwa [N. Amer, informal], folderol, rubbish [informal], trumpery [archaic], trash [informal], wish-wash [informal], applesauce [N. Amer, informal], codswallop [Brit, informal], falderal, drivel, garbage
    
2. Lining of the stomach of a ruminant (especially a bovine) used as food
   "Tripe is a key ingredient in many traditional dishes"

Derived forms: tripes

Type of: content, message, organs, subject matter, substance, variety meat

Encyclopedia: Tripe