What exactly does "вопще" mean?

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I've had many people use this with me but I haven't been able to get a good translation on it. Is it the same as вообще?

It's not just misspelled; I'd say it's intentionally misspelled. It's popular nowadays in Russian Internet. — UVV, Apr 20 '15 at 14:03

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 20 '15 at 15:21

Вообще has several intentional misspellings that reflect its colloquial pronunciations; вопще is just one of them, not in any way preferred to вапще or even ваще. All of them are more likely to reflect the, again, colloquial function of вообще as an emotionally laden "completely" or "totally", rather than its other meanings ("in general" or "as a matter of fact"); however, nothing stops the "emotional" вообще from being spelt regularly.

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 20 '15 at 14:45

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Yes, you're right. Variations in modern Russian slang:

Вообще: вобще, вопще, вапще
Вообще-то: вапщета, ващета, тащемта

answered Apr 20 '15 at 14:45

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P.S. Feel free to use the correct spelling even if everybody around use "misspelled" versions. However, тащемта would have impressed me coming from non-native Russian speaker. – Nordik Apr 20 '15 at 14:45
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тащемта is a meme rather than a colloquialism. It's already dated and may be a превед-grade antiquity in a few more years. – Nikolay Ershov Apr 20 '15 at 15:09

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited May 01 '17 at 08:10

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It's just a misspelled word вообще. Usually, used, in similar cases, as English 'actually'. For example: 'Actually, I didn't mean it.', 'It's your turn, actually.', etc.

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Manjusri

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answered May 01 '17 at 01:27

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered May 04 '17 at 06:30

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In general, generally speaking

answered May 04 '17 at 06:30

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What exactly does "вопще" mean?

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