nope rope

noun

A snake.

Meanings

nounnope rope (plural nope ropes)

plural nope ropes

  1. InternetkenningA 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
    1 more example

    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

    Synonyms: danger noodle

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA snake.

Origin

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

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APA

nope rope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nope%20rope

MLA

“nope rope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nope%20rope. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nope rope,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nope%20rope.

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