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nope rope en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Chosen for the rhyme. Rope suggests the snake's shape and nope that it inspires fear or aversion, prompting someone to nope out.

Meanings

  1. (Internet, qualifier:kenning) A snake.
    • There are tons of danger noodles, nope ropes, and long bois throughout our streams, our forests, and our backyards;[…] 2019, David A. Steen, Secrets of Snakes: The Science beyond the Myths, Texas A&M University Press, →ISBN, page 4:
    • The next time you're startled by a nope rope in your yard, perhaps you can appreciate the remarkable way it moves without limbs or even the way its mouth quirks up in what could be called a smile with a certain stretch of the imagination. 2020, Erica Wright, Snake, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, →ISBN:

Forms

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Synonyms

danger noodle