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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Uff da #137455 01/20/2005 4:26 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA uff da A multi use exclaimation. Comes from immigrants from Scandinavia during the early part of the 20th century. If you are surprised you say "Uff da", if you are disgusted you say "Uff da", over worked? "Uff da" http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=uff+da uff-da = a weak fit of ill temper http://home.online.no/~otjoerge/files/wordlist.htm Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted "untranslatable" expressions Owlbow 01/19/2005 3:43 PM That's once! of troy 01/19/2005 3:55 PM Re: That's once! tsuwm 01/19/2005 4:02 PM Re: "untranslatable" expressions TheFallibleFiend 01/19/2005 9:37 PM Re: "untranslatable" expressions Zed 01/19/2005 11:40 PM Re: "esprit de l'escalier tsuwm 01/19/2005 11:52 PM Re: "esprit de l'escalier Faldage 01/20/2005 3:09 AM Re: "untranslatable" expressions Father Steve 01/20/2005 1:56 AM Re: "untranslatable" expressions Jackie 01/20/2005 2:10 AM Uff da Father Steve 01/20/2005 4:26 AM Re: Uff da Wordwind 01/20/2005 7:02 AM Re: Uff da tsuwm 01/20/2005 7:43 AM Re: Uff da Wordwind 01/20/2005 2:31 PM Re: Uff da musick 01/20/2005 6:39 PM Re: Uff da Father Steve 01/20/2005 7:02 PM uff da TEd Remington 01/20/2005 7:39 PM Re: uff da + - these folk Wordwind 01/20/2005 8:02 PM Re: uff da + - these folk TEd Remington 01/20/2005 8:33 PM Press gangs Father Steve 01/21/2005 12:53 AM Inexpressible in English AniamL 01/22/2005 9:51 PM Re: Inexpressible in English Zed 01/25/2005 4:41 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

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