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klutz

[kluhts]

noun

Slang.
  1. a clumsy, awkward person.

  2. a stupid or foolish person; blockhead.



klutz

/ ʌٲ /

noun

  1. slanga clumsy or stupid person

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ˈܳٳ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of klutz1

1965–70, < Yiddish klots literally, wooden beam < Middle High German kloc ( German Klotz )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of klutz1

from German Klotz dolt; compare clot
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The company of performers assembled to perform this hoary property consists of has-beens, wannabes, klutzes and martyred veterans.

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And while I’ve long lusted over hand-built fountains and elaborate ponds, I’m a klutz when it comes to building things from scratch.

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She brought up President Ford, who once tripped and was forever branded a klutz, thanks in part to a “Saturday Night Live” skit.

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Haider is a klutz — “by the grace of Allah, you’re really terrible,” a director groans — and the theater’s finances make zero sense.

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As for durability, I’ve never broken an Apple Watch before — and I’m a klutz.

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