Klutz
WordNet
noun
(1) (Yiddish) a clumsy dolt
WiktionaryText
Etymology
The term is perhaps derived from the , cognate with German .
Noun
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