tripe

noun [U] (STUPID IDEAS)

/traɪp/ informal

Definition

› ideas, suggestions, or writing that are stupid, silly, or have little value: She said my last essay was complete tripe. People talk a lot of tripe about fashion.Nonsense

(Definition of tripe noun (STUPID IDEAS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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