r/wholesomememes 17d ago

What what? [OC]

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u/Byorski 17d ago

I actually searched for this, the boops boops is a fish.

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u/SassyTheSkydragon 17d ago

A kinda cute one with huge peepers

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boops_boops

The name isn't pronounced like 'boop' but rather 'bo-ops' because it means ox-eyed.

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u/TheMooshable 17d ago

My name is boops...

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u/TheIncredibleHork 17d ago

Boops Boops.

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u/teejay_the_exhausted 17d ago

I built the mimic

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u/creativeusername6780 16d ago

It was difficult to put the pieces together

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u/Funklesworth 17d ago

Seems like another case of the namer/inventor of the thing being objectively wrong about it's pronunciation to me.

Like GIF

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u/tinfoilsheild 17d ago

Yes, but have you considered "nuh uh"?

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u/Sihgilanu 17d ago

Nope, I refuse to call this fish bo-ops bo-ops. It's boops boops, and that's final.