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stupe en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

/stjuːp/
/stuːp/
(Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Shortening of stupid.

Meanings

(slang) A stupid person or (rarely) thing.
- He thinks Santa lives at the South Pole? What a stupe!
- George put the phone back on the hook in a hurry, his face burning. She doesn't know it's you, stupe. There's six parties on the line! 1984, Stephen King, Gramma:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
stupes	Number=Plur		lexicographic

stupe en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

/stjuːp/
/stuːp/
(Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English, from Latin stūpa, variant of stuppa.

Meanings

A hot, wet medicated cloth or sponge applied externally.
- And get your plasters, and your warm stupes ready. 1623, John Fletcher, The Lover's Progress:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
stupes	Number=Plur		lexicographic

stupe en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

/stjuːp/
/stuːp/
(Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English, from Latin stūpa, variant of stuppa.

Meanings

To foment with such a cloth or sponge.
- stupe it at least thrice a Day 1676, Richard Wiseman, Severall Chirurgicall Treatises, London: […] E. Flesher and J. Macock, for R[ichard] Royston […], and B[enjamin] Took, […], →OCLC:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
stupes	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
stuping	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
stuped	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
stuped	Tense=Past		lexicographic