Meanings
plural nope ropes
- 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 41 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, →ISBNSynonyms: 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.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
nope rope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nope%20rope
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