Klutz
WordNet

noun


(1)   (Yiddish) a clumsy dolt
WiktionaryText

Etymology


The term is perhaps derived from the , cognate with German .

Noun


  1. A clumsy or stupid person; an oaf.

Quotations

  • "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
 
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