stupe

Meanings

Noun

  • A stupid person or (rarely) thing.
  • A hot, wet medicated cloth or sponge applied externally.

Verb

  • To foment with such a cloth or sponge.

Origin

  • Shortening of stupid.
  • From Middle English, from Latin stÅ«pa, variant of stuppa.

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