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Ope
Definitions
- 1 Open. dialectal, poetic
"Arriving there, as did by chaunce befall, / He found the gate wyde ope […]."
- 1 An exclamation of surprise; oops. Midwestern-US, US
"Ope! Sorry about that."
- 1 An alley or narrow passage (an opening between houses, buildings, etc). Cornwall
"Tonkin's Ope"
- 2 Clipping of operations, in terms of an organization. Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, slang, uncountable
- 3 Initialism of octylphenol ethoxylate. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"The remaining 20% of the market consists of octylphenol ethoxylates (OPE) and other lesser-known alkylphenols."
- 1 To open. ambitransitive, dialectal, poetic
"Ere I ope his letter, / I pray you, tell me how my good friend doth."
Etymology
Representing oh pronounced with the mouth snapped closed at the end (IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /oʊp/, [oʊp̚]) (excrescent /p/). Compare yep, yup, nope, and welp.
From Middle English ope (“open”), shortened form of open, from Old English open (“open”). More at open.
From Middle English ope (“open”), shortened form of open, from Old English open (“open”). More at open.
From Middle English ope (“open”), shortened form of open, from Old English open (“open”). More at open.
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