ope

Meanings

Noun

  • alley or narrow passage e.g. Tonkin's

Adjective

Verb

Origin

  • Representing oh pronounced with the mouth snapped closed at the end (excrescent ). Compare yep, yup, nope, and welp.
    Alternatively, from Russian оп, shortened form of Greek ώπα.
  • From Middle English ope, shortened form of open, from Old English open. More at open.

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