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[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I don’t get the ope part

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

On top of the other comments, it's a play on the Obama "Hope" poster.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

That part was obvious but I’ve even been to Minnesota and love the movie and show Fargo and didn’t ever catch ope but after reading the descriptions I think I’ve even said it a few times unknowingly

[–] [email protected] 57 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".

[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 months ago (1 children)

To be met with "oh yah, you betcha"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Like an abbreviation of “Oops”?

[–] [email protected] 10 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.

[–] [email protected] 6 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…

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 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!”

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 19 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.

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

We ope in Nebraska, it goes deeper than you think

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago
[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

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