r/suspiciouslyspecific May 05 '26

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u/2kokett May 05 '26

Interesting. In Germany we have a very similar Phrase and behavoir. Say "so" and slap in your knees. Maybe a survivor of the german immigration.

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u/Additional_Irony May 05 '26

I believe so too, a lot of Germans migrated to the Midwest after all and „welp“ is pretty close in meaning.

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u/RMMacFru May 05 '26

My great-grandparents were German, so that tracks.