tripe

Meanings

Noun

• The lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food.
• The entrails; hence, humorously or in contempt, the belly.
• Something disparaged as valueless, especially written works and popular entertainment (movies, television).
• An edible lichen, especially rock tripe.

Interjection

• That (what has just been said) is untrue.

Origin

• From Middle English tripe, from Old French tripe ("entrails"), of uncertain origin; possibly borrowed from Spanish tripa