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08-26-2008, 04:22 PM
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I'd rather be fishing
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Originally Posted by knke0402
I think my post came off as a little hostile.
The only thing I call "hot dish" is Tater-tot Hotdish..but thats about it
I dont know, but eveyrone i know calls it POP, but I just cant... I went to visit family in San Diego once and I asked for a pop, and people were on the floor laughing....Since then I too notice how elementary it sounds compared to Soda. Thats all.
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Just having a little fun is all. No worries. Pop, soda, whatever you call it, people figure it out. |
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08-26-2008, 08:39 PM
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Location: Minnesota
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Originally Posted by Brssplr
Okay, I have to ask about a word I have never heard outside of Minnesota. What is the meaning of "Uf-da?"
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I think it's an expression. Like in German communities the use "ach". |
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08-26-2008, 10:59 PM
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Location: Twin Cities, MN
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The way I've always heard and used it, Uf-da is an expression similar to "Oh, My!' "Oh dear" or "goodness gracious!" but it has less syllables than the later and covers a lot more territory than all 3 of those expressions combined.  |
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08-27-2008, 05:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Brssplr
Okay, I have to ask about a word I have never heard outside of Minnesota. What is the meaning of "Uf-da?"
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Uff-Da is one of my Dad's favorite expressions. "Oh Boy" comes to mind as one way to use it. My Dad was very disappointed when they went to Sweden a couple years ago and no one had heard that expression either. I have no idea where it came from, it must be some version of something else that has morphed over time?? |
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08-27-2008, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by golfgal
Uff-Da is one of my Dad's favorite expressions. "Oh Boy" comes to mind as one way to use it. My Dad was very disappointed when they went to Sweden a couple years ago and no one had heard that expression either. I have no idea where it came from, it must be some version of something else that has morphed over time??
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Wikipedia has some thoughts on the subject.  It appears to be Norwegian in origin, not Swedish.
Uff da - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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08-27-2008, 11:51 AM
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I never thought that Uff-da was of Scandinavian origin, but more or less a polite and non-offensive way for church ladies to say Holy Sh*t!.
Hot dish is pretty much a Minnesotan term and it is known as a casserole everywhere else.
Soda, pop, who cares! I grew up in California and call everything coke, "Hey, what kind of coke do you want?" "A 7-Up would be cool."
My mom calls it so-der.
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08-27-2008, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by K-Luv
My mom calls it so-der.
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My wife says so-dee pop! |
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08-31-2008, 12:07 AM
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Uff-da is Norwegian and means "Oh my" or "Oh dear" - dear ole Granny Uff-da'ed alot
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08-31-2008, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by rcsteiner
My wife says so-dee pop! |
Does she say I-O-WAY (Iowa) |
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08-31-2008, 07:34 PM
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I always thought that "uff-da!" was scando-goysha for "oy gewalt!".
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