ope.
An exclamation of surprise; oops.
Meaning & usage
An exclamation of surprise; oops.
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.
Open.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English ope (“open”), shortened form of open, from Old English open (“open”). More at open.
To open.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English ope (“open”), shortened form of open, from Old English open (“open”). More at open.
An alley or narrow passage (an opening between houses, buildings, etc).
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.
Clipping of operations, in terms of an organization.
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