It's hard to explain.
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It's hard to explain. First of all, it's pronounced like "nope" but with no n. It's not really a "word" so much as a "sound" we make to acknowledge a number of social situations that might otherwise require drawn out and uncomfortable conversations. Stuff like "wow, I just watched you drop your hotdog right in front of me and that sucks, but also it was not my hotdog." Or "it is very awkward that we both reached for this door handle at the exact same time but let's not share life stories."
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So, in that context, "ope" might absolutely be the kinda thing someone from certain parts of the Midwest would say, to watching an armored up Gestapo pig slip on ice and land on his ass. Like, it fits perfectly, particularly with a touch of sarcasm. As in "ope, that is unfortunate for you, but I am giggling inside."
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So, in that context, "ope" might absolutely be the kinda thing someone from certain parts of the Midwest would say, to watching an armored up Gestapo pig slip on ice and land on his ass. Like, it fits perfectly, particularly with a touch of sarcasm. As in "ope, that is unfortunate for you, but I am giggling inside."
I have said "ope" watching a slow motion car crash. Same idea. It's a very versatile sound in the Midwestern vernacular.
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I have said "ope" watching a slow motion car crash. Same idea. It's a very versatile sound in the Midwestern vernacular.
@AnarchoNinaWrites funny that there are expressions like that, isn't it?
In German we would say: ups, spoken like oops. With a little bit of Schadenfreude.
