STUPE

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

(noun) a person who is not very bright; “The economy, stupid!”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

stupe (plural stupes)

(slang) A stupid person or (rarely) thing.

Etymology 2

Noun

stupe (plural stupes)

A hot, wet medicated cloth or sponge applied externally.

Verb

stupe (third-person singular simple present stupes, present participle stuping, simple past and past participle stuped)

To foment with such a cloth or sponge.

Anagrams

• TUPEs, puets, set up, set-up, setup, spute, upset

Source: Wiktionary


Stupe, n. Etym: [L. stupa, or better stuppa, tow. Cf. Stop, v. t.] (Med.)

Definition: Cloth or flax dipped in warm water or medicaments and applied to a hurt or sore.

Stupe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stuped; p. pr. & vb. n. Stuping.]

Definition: To foment with a stupe. Wiseman.

Stupe, n. Etym: [See Stupid.]

Definition: A stupid person. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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