Oʔ

North-central/upper-midwestern variant of “ope,” pronounced simply like “oh” with a glottal stop at the end. Residents of northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Dakotas of Scandinavian extraction do not pronounce the “p” in “ope.”

Grandpa, you dropped your meatball on the floor!

Oʔ, looks like the dog got it.

by Skinnyfat February 9, 2021