There are a lot of indicators that people are from the Midwest. We are (generally) kind, we love football, and we get overly excited when anyone talks about our hometown.
But according to @Alex_but_online, posting on Twitter (now X) back in 2017, those aren’t the only things we’re guilty of.
[On a date]
Me: Ok don’t let her know you’re from the midwest
Date: You dropped your wallet
Me: Ope, thanks
— Alex, but online (@Alex_but_online) October 9, 2017
Well, Alex, now that you mention it, I do say “ope”. And now that I’ve realized it, I can’t help but notice everyone around me doing it as well.
If you’re one of the lucky ones who can’t be identified as a Midwesterner by this quirky habit, let me explain.
“Ope”, which rhymes with “soap”, is a combination of oops and sorry. I find myself saying it when I accidentally bump into someone in the grocery store, or when I drop something at work.
Alex and I aren’t the only ones, either.
the "ope" is real
— Ben Watts (@cableknitty) October 9, 2017
Does not everyone say "ope"?
— Alex Hemberger (@zanzie401) October 10, 2017
It didn't occur to me that everybody doesn't 'ope' I thought it was universal ????
— ?Happy Hollieween? (@HollyWithAnIE) October 10, 2017
Ope I did it again
— Joe Dobson (@joseph_dobson) October 10, 2017
One user even went as far as to provide proof.
Proof.? pic.twitter.com/9g6ZhVmCLh
— Stressica (@Jesss_Smithh) October 10, 2017
