tripey, a. colloq.
(ˈtraɪpɪ)
Also tripy.
[f. tripe1 + -y1.]
Inferior, trashy, rubbishy, worthless.
| 1955 E. Blishen Roaring Boys iv. 239 How you can tell them to paint in the same tripey way as me, I don't know. 1962 L. Davidson Rose of Tibet x. 177 ‘Don't you like any of our books?.. What do you think of this one?’ ‘It looks a bit tripy to me.’ 1968 R. Jeffries Traitor's Crime iv. 49 It's a case of the more tripey, the more relaxation. 1971 ‘M. Underwood’ Trout in Milk xiv. 145 The jury'll never convict on the tripey evidence the prosecution have brought. |