Minnesota’s Official Word Is…?

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Slate.com released the results of a study that asked, "If every state had one official word, what would it be?" The results include Hawaii's official word which is "aloha," Indiana's is "Hoosier," and Massachusetts is "wicked."

A few of the other ones are: "Glawackus" in Connecticut, the name of a mythical local monster, "kybo" in Iowa, which is what they refer to as a port-a-potty, and "shucky darn" in Kansas, which is their way of saying "wow!" Drum roll for Minnesota's official word...."uff da!"

UFF DA
uff da (expression): a brief statement of surprise or disgust.