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ope
[ohp]
ope
/ əʊp /
verb
an archaic or poetic word for open
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What does ope mean?
In casual usage, ope is an interjection used to express surprise or to alert someone, as in Ope, didn’t mean to bump into you!The word ope is considered a Midwestern slang term that’s closely related to oops or whoops. Spill some coffee on your shirt? Ope! You’re going to have to change shirts. Drop something while you’re cooking? Ope! Can’t eat that. Bump into someone on the subway? Ope! My bad! Even though ope is known as Midwestern slang, usage has spread to other parts of the country as well. Ope is also an archaic word meaning “open” and was especially used in poetry and other literature. For example, it appears in William Shakespeare’s play The Life and Death of King John. In Act II, a citizen says to King John, “The mouth of passage shall we fling wide ope, / And give you entrance.” Today, this use of ope is rare. Example: Ope, let me scooch right by ya real quick!
In casual usage, ope is an interjection used to express surprise or to alert someone, as in Ope, didn’t mean to bump into you!The word ope is considered a Midwestern slang term that’s closely related to oops or whoops. Spill some coffee on your shirt? Ope! You’re going to have to change shirts. Drop something while you’re cooking? Ope! Can’t eat that. Bump into someone on the subway? Ope! My bad! Even though ope is known as Midwestern slang, usage has spread to other parts of the country as well. Ope is also an archaic word meaning “open” and was especially used in poetry and other literature. For example, it appears in William Shakespeare’s play The Life and Death of King John. In Act II, a citizen says to King John, “The mouth of passage shall we fling wide ope, / And give you entrance.” Today, this use of ope is rare. Example: Ope, let me scooch right by ya real quick!
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