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8. I've heard it a lot here in Iowa and have even used it myself....

Thu Jul 9, 2026, 10:31 PM

21 hrs ago

But, I don't think "ope" is how it's spelled. It's kind of like a shortened form of "oops," just "op."

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All the jokes about Mid west and Wi folks and "Ope" is that a misspelling? [View all] 31j20b3 Yesterday OP

I have lived in Michigan all my life and i do not know what Ope is. Srkdqltr Yesterday #1

I live in Ohio and have never heard of it. Diamond_Dog Yesterday #3

Maybe it's an AI hallucination... 31j20b3 Yesterday #4

True. The Canadian "A" would be more used here. Srkdqltr Yesterday #6

Ope julmur Yesterday #5

Abandon ope, all ye who enter here. Harker 22 hrs ago #7

I've heard it a lot here in Iowa and have even used it myself.... Sogo 21 hrs ago #8

I can imagine a shortening evolving. 31j20b3 15 hrs ago #9