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Walz for VP (midwest.social)
submitted 3 months ago by medgremlin@midwest.social to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
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Context: https://www.startribune.com/harris-vp-pick-minnesota-governor-tim-walz/600844951

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[–] BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Could someone explain?

[–] ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml 28 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Walz is from Minnesota. Minnesota is in the Midwest. Some people in the Midwest have a unique and rather quaint dialect and accent, as well as a very friendly culture.

"'Ope" is an exclamation akin to "Oops", and is often said when a Midwesterner may have accidentally bothered someone in some way (e.g. bumping into them accidentally).

This exlamation is often followed up by "sorry boutcha" to form the iconic phrase: "Ope! Sorry boutcha!" Which is basically the folksy, Midwestern equivalent of "I beg your pardon".

Ope has beocme an iconic, memetic symbol of Midwestern identity, culture, and stereotypical friendliness.