stupe Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who is not very bright
    pillock; dullard; pudding head; poor fish; stupid; pudden-head; stupid person; dolt.
    • The economy, stupid!

WordNet

Stupe noun
Etymology
L. stupa, or better stuppa, tow. Cf. Stop, v. t.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) Cloth or flax dipped in warm water or medicaments and applied to a hurt or sore.
Stupe transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Stuped ; present participle & verbal noun Stuping
Definitions
  1. To foment with a stupe. Wiseman.
Stupe noun
Etymology
See Stupid.
Definitions
  1. A stupid person. Obs.

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