doplic

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English

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Etymology

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Originated in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, from the older form doppich, from Pennsylvania German doppich, related to German täppisch (clumsy).

Adjective

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doplic (comparative more doplic, superlative most doplic)

  1. (US, slang) Lacking dexterity; not skilled; clumsy.
    Synonyms: doppich, doplich
    That is the third dish I've broken today. I sure am being doplic!
    I'd never make it as a brain surgeon: I'm too doplic!
    • 2000, Mark A. Hess, The Same Mistake, →ISBN, page 209:
      She was young, and had not quite grown into her long, doplic body. Despite her subtle awkwardness there was a sweetness about her.