Definitions

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  • interjection US A term for sensory overload. Can be used as an expression of surprise, astonishment and sometimes dismay.

Etymologies

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A term with Scandinavian origins (either Swedish OR Norwegian).

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Examples

  • So in explaining "uffdah," an expression as common as lutefisk in Minnesota, Pawlenty noted: "If you wanted to use it in a sentence, it would be like 'You said unemployment would stay below 8%, and now it's almost 10 -- uffdah!'"

    chicagotribune.com - News 2010

  • Tim Pawlenty released a video in which he welcomed Obama to Minnesota with a tongue-in-cheek vocabulary lesson, introducing him to local expressions like "uffdah" and

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2010

  • Or in Minnesota, it would be "uffdah," a common exclamation that Gov.

    chicagotribune.com - News 2010

  • Tim Pawlenty released a video in which he welcomed Obama to Minnesota with a tongue-in-cheek vocabulary lesson, introducing him to local expressions like "uffdah" and

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2010

  • If you wanted to use it in a sentence, it would be like, 'You said unemployment would stay below 8 percent and now it's almost 10 - uffdah!'

    Obama, to stave off rout in Midwest, rallies Dems in Minn. Philip Rucker 2010

  • "If you wanted to use it in a sentence, it would be like, 'You said unemployment would stay below 8% and now it's almost 10% -- uffdah,'" Pawlenty said.

    latimes.com - News 2010

  • "If you wanted to use it in a sentence, it would be like, 'You said unemployment would stay below 8% and now it's almost 10% -- uffdah,'" Pawlenty said.

    latimes.com - News 2010

  • "If you wanted to use it in a sentence, it would be like, 'You said unemployment would stay below 8% and now it's almost 10% -- uffdah,'" Pawlenty said.

    latimes.com - News 2010

  • If you wanted to use it in a sentence, it would be like "You said unemployment would stay below 8 percent and now it's almost ten -- uffdah!"

    TIME.com: Top Stories christinacrapanzano1 2010

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