Ope
Ope is the Midwestern way of acknowledging another person or thing that they have encountered.
Ope! Sorry I bumped into you Jim. Ope, there's my wallet. Ope! I missed my bus!
By Pandar937
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Ope
It's a Midwest thing. When someone cuts in front of you rudely, when you are surprised, when you bump into someone, or when something is offensively funny, you use the word ope.
Boss: You're getting a promotion You: Ope, really? Thank you so much *bumbs into someone at the mall* You: Ope sorry my bad
By aannettec
Ope
Something you say when you are surprised
“Ope, that is not a toilet” “Ope, not on the dog dude”
By Bubba Sudz
Ope
What Eminem actually says in his Lose Yourself verse.
Eminem: Snap back to reality, ope there goes gravity ope, there goes Rabbit, he choked
By SamMan1235
Ope
A word used to express one’s forgiveness for their inconvenience or interrupting you. Used mostly by the people in the upper mid-western states.
Ope, sorry. Ope, didn’t see you there. Ope, gonna sneak right past ya’ there.
By Midwestern Translator