Tripaillon de sort! (popular), ejaculation expressive of intense disappointment.
Tripasse, f. (popular), ugly and fat woman.
Triper (popular), to suckle an infant.
Tripes, f. pl. (popular), large, soft breasts. Secouer les —— à quelqu’un, to thrash one. See [Voie]. Porter son argent aux —— (obsolete), to employ one’s money in the purchase of very cheap articles. Used to be said by fishwives to customers who cheapened too much.
Tripière, f. (popular), girl or woman with well-developed breasts. Forte ——, one with enormous breasts.
Tripoli, m. (popular), rank brandy, “French cream” and “bingo” in old English cant. Un coup de ——, a glass of brandy.
Tripot, m. (popular and thieves’), police officer; municipal guard.
Tripoter (familiar), le carton, to play cards.
Un braconnier, qui n’a pas employé sa journée à tripoter le carton, sort d’un fourré avec son arme.—P. Mahalin.
Comme les héroïnes de Molière n’ont d’esprit que l’éventail en main, d’Axel ne retrouvait un peu de vie qu’en tripotant le “carton.”—A. Daudet.