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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stupe

Stupe \Stupe\, n. [L. stupa, or better stuppa, tow. Cf. Stop, v. t.] (Med.) Cloth or flax dipped in warm water or medicaments and applied to a hurt or sore.

Stupe

Stupe \Stupe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stuped; p. pr. & vb. n. Stuping.] To foment with a stupe.
--Wiseman.

Stupe

Stupe \Stupe\, n. [See Stupid.] A stupid person. [Obs.]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
stupe

"stupid person," 1762, shortening of stupid.

Wiktionary
stupe

Etymology 1 n. (context slang English) A stupid person or (rarely) thing. Etymology 2

n. A hot, wet medicated cloth or sponge applied externally. vb. To foment with such a cloth or sponge.

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Stupe

Stupe may refer to:

  • Dressing (medical)
  • Stupe, Croatia, a village near Žumberak, Zagreb County

Usage examples of "stupe".

Muttering something about stupe outies, he stamped off, leaving them alone with their meal.

Angels we ran up against in Snakefish a few years ago were triple stupes.

Through the vast ground-level chambers then down the stairs to the dim cellars wherein the Stupe factions reposed.

These three Stupe factions were once magical Sentients designed to assist in the maintenance of public order and safety.

All the double-poor stupes that live on our lands would have flocked to worship at the shrine.

It was possible that anyone watching might guess their intent, but it would be stupe move to let them actually see it through a camera left carelessly working.