nope rope
English
Etymology
Chosen for the rhyme. Rope suggests the snake's shape and nope that it inspires fear or aversion.
Noun
nope rope (plural nope ropes)
- (Internet slang) A snake.
- Synonym: danger noodle
- 2019, David A. Steen, Secrets of Snakes: The Science beyond the Myths, Texas A&M University Press, →ISBN, page 4:
- There are tons of danger noodles, nope ropes, and long bois throughout our streams, our forests, and our backyards; […]
- 2020, Erica Wright, Snake, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, →ISBN:
- 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.