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An interjection used by Midwesterners to express surprise. Can also be used to acknowledge another person or thing.

“Ope” is pronounced similar to “up”, which can often lead to confusion with non-midwesterners.
“Ope! Sorry I bumped into you. Can I squeeze by real quick?”

“Ope, dropped the ranch!”
Holy shit that car just ran the red light!” “Ope, the cops are already after him!”
Ope by I like cheez-it September 15, 2020
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Most commonly used word in the Midwest. Mainly used when surprised, or have been or bumped into someone. Sometimes saying it for no reason. Scientists are still trying to find the origins of this mysterious word
Ope, didn't know you were there guy
Ope, Jimmy how ya been
Ope, just passin through
Ope by Mr.soggystorm November 2, 2020
it’s a really offensive word to the poggers if you use it apologize
person 1: “I just spent 6 days gaming” person 2 “ope”
ope by gaminglord6942069 December 8, 2020
What a Wisconsinite would say that means, Sorry let me get out of your way.
“Ope sorry bout that”
Ope by MinocquaFuck May 31, 2021
Ope is a filler word that is used in many ways, such as a way to show empathy example: friend 1 "well my game crashed"
friend 2 "ope".
One wildly known sentence "ope" was used in is from Eminem's song Lose Yourself "Snap back to reality, ope there goes gravity."

"Ope" can also be used when one is surprised. Example: imagine a child screaming "F*CK"
parent or other: "ope"
As a filler word it can simply be used when you have nothing to say in response to a comment similar but superior to "cool, lit, wow that's crazy' superior because it means you care about what the person said but you don't have time or a proper response.
ope

Snap back to reality, ope there goes gravity- Eminem "Lose Yourself"
Ope by foreverandajay October 28, 2021
A common Midwestern term that is has multiple meanings. It is most often used when something happens that wasn't supposed to happen
"Ope sorry, didn't see ya' there!"
Rule: Ope before sorry except after geez
Ope by CaramelSeashell January 4, 2022