klutz
English
Etymology
From Yiddish קלאָץ (klots, “wooden beam”), cognate with German Klotz (“block, lump”). Doublet of cleat.
Pronunciation
Noun
klutz (plural klutzes)
- (US, derogatory) A clumsy or stupid person.
- "Mel, back home we'd call you a klutz."
Melissa: "Use a lot of Yiddish back in Texas, do you?"- — Ultimate Daredevil and Elektra.
- "Out of [one abortion doctor's] first six months of work, there are nine malpractice suits ... After it was apparent the guy was a klutz, they kept using him, and trying to cover for him, because they couldn't find another provider."
- — Dr. Robert Crist, abortion doctor, St. Petersburg Times, June 3, 1990
- "Mel, back home we'd call you a klutz."
Derived terms
Translations
a clumsy or stupid person
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