Talk:uffda

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uffda

Any takers? (no formatting) SemperBlotto 08:15, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

We have a somewhat prettier article on this at oofta. Which spelling is correct (or if they're both acceptable), I don't know. Google's giving me mixed signals. I'll try and look into it further within the next couple of days. This could be difficult to verify. While I know it's most definitely in use, I don't know how widespread it is, and it seems like a word that isn't often put into print. Atelaes 09:16, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

I worked for several years in a company with a large ND office, and several of their staff came over to us. I never heard that word used.--Dmol 11:24, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

I don't know about ND, but my wife lived in Minnesota and says they used it a lot there.  It's even written on souvenirs and stuff like that. — V-ball 15:19, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Would you be able to upload a photo to Commons of such an item? I think that would be a nice way to "illustrate" this word. --EncycloPetey 16:43, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

There are a lot of google hits, wikipedia even seems to have an article on it (but on wikipedia it is spelled 'Uff Da"). As Atelaes said this is going to be hard to verify.

I lived in Minnesota for 5 years and sure heard it used. Even saw it once in a newspaper cartoon. I think it's a natural interjection for people who shovel a lot of snow. (PS - Never heard it once, though, when I lived for 3 years in Wisconsin, the adjoining state to the east.) -- WikiPedant 20:30, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Is it possible that, although this word may be from similar origins as oofta, that it may be its own word? I asked the North Dakotan couple (I was the one who submitted the word, BTW) if it had alternate spellings, and they were pretty adamant about the spelling (Uffda). — This unsigned comment was added by 66.91.69.242 (talk).

RFV passed, I guess, but cites would still be nice. —Ruakh_TALK 18:57, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

I'm marking this RFV passed, even though it's not cited and I'd never heard of it