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- interjection US A term for
sensory overload . Can be used as an expression ofsurprise ,astonishment and sometimesdismay .
Etymologies
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Examples
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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!'"
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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
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Or in Minnesota, it would be "uffdah," a common exclamation that Gov.
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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
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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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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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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