Etymologist explains origins of 'uff da' and 'put it in your pipe and smoke it'

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MPR News with Kerri Miller kicked off a words and language series with University of Minnesota Etymologist Anatoly Liberman. He took listener questions about words and phrases we're hearing in conversations today.

Two highlights from the conversation:

"Uff da"

"Put it in your pipe and smoke it"

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