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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread uff da #137461 01/20/05 07:39 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC "uff da" is actually an expression that is designed to put a barricade between the sayer and the listener. Often expanded to be "uff da wall." Sort a like the way the French think of Humpty Dumpty. TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted "untranslatable" expressions Owlbow 01/19/05 03:43 PM That's once! of troy 01/19/05 03:55 PM Re: That's once! tsuwm 01/19/05 04:02 PM Re: "untranslatable" expressions TheFallibleFiend 01/19/05 09:37 PM Re: "untranslatable" expressions Zed 01/19/05 11:40 PM Re: "esprit de l'escalier tsuwm 01/19/05 11:52 PM Re: "esprit de l'escalier Faldage 01/20/05 03:09 AM Re: "untranslatable" expressions Father Steve 01/20/05 01:56 AM Re: "untranslatable" expressions Jackie 01/20/05 02:10 AM Uff da Father Steve 01/20/05 04:26 AM Re: Uff da Wordwind 01/20/05 07:02 AM Re: Uff da tsuwm 01/20/05 07:43 AM Re: Uff da Wordwind 01/20/05 02:31 PM Re: Uff da musick 01/20/05 06:39 PM Re: Uff da Father Steve 01/20/05 07:02 PM uff da TEd Remington 01/20/05 07:39 PM Re: uff da + - these folk Wordwind 01/20/05 08:02 PM Re: uff da + - these folk TEd Remington 01/20/05 08:33 PM Press gangs Father Steve 01/21/05 12:53 AM Inexpressible in English AniamL 01/22/05 09:51 PM Re: Inexpressible in English Zed 01/25/05 04:41 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,396 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (1 invisible), 743 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 41 A C Bowden 28 LukeJavan8 5 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,576 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,921 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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