nope rope

English

Etymology

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

Noun

nope rope (plural nope ropes)

1. (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.