tripe /tɹaɪp/noun 4exclamation 1forms 2 noun4 •The lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food.You saw only your mother die. I see them pop off every day in the Mater and Richmond and cut up into tripes in the dissectingroom. — 1922 •(disapproving, figurative) Something foolish or valueless, especially written works and popular entertainment (movies, television).No, I'm not kidding. Professor, Broadway stands for a lot of baloney; but, it will never digest a piece of tripe like this! — 1932 •[in the plural] The entrails; (by extension, humorous or derogatory) the belly.Next morning Miss Dolly complained of her Tripes; / Drinking cold water had given her gripes. — 2013 •An edible lichen, especially rock tripe. exclamation1 •(disapproving) That (what has just been said) is untrue. formsTripes · tripes