stupe

stupe ¹

 (sto͞op, styo͞op)

n.

A hot, wet, often medicated cloth used as a compress.

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[Middle English, from Latin stuppa, stūpa, tow, from Greek stuppē, stupeion, coarse fiber of hemp or flax.]

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stupe ²

 (sto͞op, styo͞op)

n. Slang

A stupid person.

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[Short for stupid.]

stupe

(stjuːp)

n

(Medicine) med a hot damp cloth, usually sprinkled with an irritant, applied to the body to relieve pain by counterirritation

[C14: from Latin stuppa flax, from Greek stuppē]

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stupe

(stjuːp)

n

slang US a stupid person; clot

stupe¹

(stup, styup)

n.

a hot, wet cloth applied to the skin as a counterirritant.

[1350–1400; < Latin stuppa < Greek stýppē flax, hemp]

stupe²

(stup)

n.

Slang. a stupid person.

[1755–65; by shortening of stupid]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

stupe - a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!" dolt, dullard, pillock, poor fish, pudden-head, pudding head, stupid, stupid person berk - a stupid person who is easy to take advantage of blockhead, bonehead, dumbass, dunce, dunderhead, fuckhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, lunkhead, muttonhead, numskull, shithead - a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence klutz - (Yiddish) a clumsy dolt simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense

Translations

stupido