stupe

English

Etymology 1

Shortening of stupid.

Noun

stupe (plural stupes)

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

   He thinks Santa lives at the South Pole? What a stupe!

Etymology 2

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

Noun

stupe (plural stupes)

1. 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)

1. To foment with such a cloth or sponge.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Wiseman to this entry?)

Anagrams

• setup, set up
• upset

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Latin

Verb

stupē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of stupeō