Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stupe

/stjuːp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: stupe
IPA: /stjuːp/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stupid person or (rarely) thing.

Slang

noun

A hot, wet medicated cloth or sponge applied externally.

verb

To foment with such a cloth or sponge.

Example Sentences

"He thinks Santa lives at the South Pole? What a stupe!"
"George put the phone back on the hook in a hurry, his face burning. She doesn't know it's you, stupe. There's six parties on the line!"
"And get your plasters, and your warm stupes ready."
"stupe it at least thrice a Day"

Etymology

Shortening of stupid.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: stūpa

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

stupes (plural) stupes (present, singular) stuping (participle, present) stuped (participle, past) stuped (past)

Synonyms

stupid stupid person dullard dolt pudding head pudden-head poor fish pillock

Rhymes With

group tuesday group chat group loop soup matrix group ginger group locker loop troop scoop french onion soup poop

Questions

How do you pronounce stupe?: The recorded pronunciation is /stjuːp/.
What does stupe mean?: A stupid person or (rarely) thing.
Where does stupe come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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