Ope, just gonna sneak past ya

Meaning

The standard Midwestern apology for entering someone's personal space in a tight grocery store aisle. It is a polite way to ask for passage without being abrasive.

Polite, neighborly

Used in a sentence

• Ope, just gonna sneak past ya to grab the cereal.
• Ope, just gonna sneak past ya, sorry about that.
• Ope, just gonna sneak past ya if you do not mind.