Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tripe and onions

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: tripe and o-nions
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Nonsense; folly.

Colloquial; Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tripe, onion.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Well, sir, there he was standing up spouting a lot of tripe and onions and Miss Seeton was taking the odd note."
"All that nonsense about charms and protection against witches. . . . It's a lot of tripe and onions, that's what it is."
"“It's gammon and pickles. That's what it is. Angels and wishes and answers to prayers! Really, Miss Gordon, it's tripe and onions!”"

Usage

Synonyms

gammon gammon and pickles tripe

Questions

What does tripe and onions mean?: Nonsense; folly.

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