as in cheese
that which is of low quality or worth
it's shocking that an esteemed newspaper like this one would publish such tripe
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Recent Examples of tripe
Old world favorites include tripe, smelts, veal and peas, and braciola.
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The Providence Journal, 13 Mar. 2026
Beef tripe is available cleaned and pre-shredded at many Asian grocery stores, usually in the freezer section.
—Jen Lin-Liu, Saveur, 11 Mar. 2026
Basic meat options like fajita, chicken and pastor are priced lower, while tripe, barbacoa, tongue and chicharrón cost more.
—Jhair Romero, Houston Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2026
Bartlow is serving exquisitely simple Spanish fare, like snacky bowls of pork belly chicharrones with Marcona almonds, slices of potato tortilla, salty anchovy fillets with butter, crocks of salt cod, and platters of morcilla (tripe).
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
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The Providence Journal, 13 Mar. 2026
Beef tripe is available cleaned and pre-shredded at many Asian grocery stores, usually in the freezer section.
—Jen Lin-Liu, Saveur, 11 Mar. 2026
Basic meat options like fajita, chicken and pastor are priced lower, while tripe, barbacoa, tongue and chicharrón cost more.
—Jhair Romero, Houston Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2026
Bartlow is serving exquisitely simple Spanish fare, like snacky bowls of pork belly chicharrones with Marcona almonds, slices of potato tortilla, salty anchovy fillets with butter, crocks of salt cod, and platters of morcilla (tripe).
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tripe
Noun
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One order contains 17 grams (g) of protein thanks to the egg, cheese, and bacon.—
Jennifer Berger,
Verywell Health,
27 Apr. 2026
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The restaurant also runs additional weekday specials, including a $12 cheese pizza on Tuesdays and a $10 double cheeseburger on Wednesdays, though the Sunday spaghetti special may get you the most bang for your buck.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Having junk hauled away costs money.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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For me, Storage Wars was an addiction and Darrell was the loveable loser who was always looking for that $40 bill in a pile of junk.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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From the Japanese point of view, leaving rubbish piled up in a stadium would be a bother to others.—
Stephen Wade,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Local villages are actively monitoring the oceans and reefs in their environment, and backlash to a recent plan from a billionaire Australian to build a giant plant to incinerate rubbish in Fiji was loud and well organized, says Singh.—
MIchelle Duff,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Tripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tripe. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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