The Midwest Accent Explained (With Slang and Examples)
For the record, Midwestern states are defined as Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Many describe it as not quite sounding like "ope," but more like "oh" with a very quiet p at the end, heavily on that glottal stop. Sometimes it a similar sound (more like ...