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[–] medgremlin@midwest.social 58 points 3 months ago (4 children)

"Ope" is a common exclamation in Minnesota as an expression of a very Midwestern accent. The meme example is "Ope, lemme sneak right past ya there and grab the ranch".

[–] Substance_P@lemmy.world 34 points 3 months ago (1 children)

To be met with "oh yah, you betcha"

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh god, this is giving me Fargo flashbacks, I couldn't handle the accent

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Oh come on, it may be annoying but it's not nails on a chalkboard bad, like Boston or Jersey.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 20 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Not just Minnesota, but a lot of the upper Midwest. Wisconsin, northern Illinois, probably northern Iowa and parts of Michigan, too.

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

Hoosier here. We "ope" in Indiana as well.

[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

We ope in Nebraska, it goes deeper than you think

[–] seaweedsheep@literature.cafe 1 points 3 months ago

Definitely in Michigan. It was one of the only parts of my speech that never disappeared after living in Texas for a decade.

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Like an abbreviation of “Oops”?

[–] medgremlin@midwest.social 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No. It is very specifically pronounced "Ope", like "hope" without the "h", and it has it's own distinct meaning.

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The thing I’ll say is closer to “‘up” And I use it more like “oh no! You caught me inconveniencing you. I’m so embarrassed 🫣”

Definitely seems related though…

[–] medgremlin@midwest.social 4 points 3 months ago

I'm a transplant to the Midwest, and I catch myself using it as a "get someone's attention" noise sometimes.

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The more I think about it the more I think it’s actually something I say, just not consciously. And I’m from the Mid-Atlantic; not the Midwest.

Also found this article that hypothesizes a few origins including, yes, a shortening of “oops!”

[–] medgremlin@midwest.social 5 points 3 months ago

In Minnesota at least, it's more of an expression noise like "oh!" in terms of use and definition.