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ope.

An exclamation of surprise; oops.

3 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

intj/oʊp/General-American/əʊp/UK
  1. An exclamation of surprise; oops.

    Midwestern-US · US
    Ope! Sorry about that.
    Ope, let me just squeeze past ya there.
Where this word comes from

Representing oh pronounced with the mouth snapped closed at the end (IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /oʊp/, [oʊp̚]) (excrescent /p/); therefore oh + -p.

adj/oʊp/General-American/əʊp/UK
  1. Open.

    dialectal · poetic
Where this word comes from

From Middle English ope (“open”), shortened form of open, from Old English open (“open”). More at open.

verb/oʊp/General-American/əʊp/UK
  1. To open.

    ambitransitive · dialectal · poetic
Where this word comes from

From Middle English ope (“open”), shortened form of open, from Old English open (“open”). More at open.

noun/oʊp/General-American/əʊp/UK
  1. An alley or narrow passage (an opening between houses, buildings, etc).

    West-Country
    Tonkin's Ope
Where this word comes from

From Middle English ope (“open”), shortened form of open, from Old English open (“open”). More at open.

noun/ope/Philippines/ʔope/Philippines
  1. Clipping of operations, in terms of an organization.

    Philippines · abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · colloquial · slang · uncountable
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