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Stupe vs Stuke - What's the difference?

stupe | stuke |

As nouns the difference between stupe and stuke

is that stupe is (slang) a stupid person or (rarely) thing or stupe can be a hot, wet medicated cloth or sponge applied externally while stuke is (obsolete) stucco.

As a verb stupe

is to foment with such a cloth or sponge.

stupe

English

Etymology 1

Shortening of .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (slang) A stupid person or (rarely) thing.
    • He thinks Santa lives at the South Pole? What a stupe !

    Etymology 2

    From Middle English, from (etyl) , variant of stuppa.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A hot, wet medicated cloth or sponge applied externally.

    • Verb

    (stup)
  • To foment with such a cloth or sponge.
    • (Wiseman)

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    stuke

    English

    Noun

  • (obsolete) stucco
    • (Webster 1913)