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View synonyms for butterfingers

butterfingers

[ buht-er-fing-gerz ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)
, plural but·ter·fin·gers.
  1. a person who frequently drops things; clumsy person.


butterfingers

/ ˈbʌtəˌfɪŋɡəz /

noun

  1. informal.
    functioning as singular a person who drops things inadvertently or fails to catch things


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Derived Forms

  • ˈbutterˌfingered, adjective

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Other Words From

  • butter·fingered adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of butterfingers1

First recorded in 1830–40; butter + finger + -s 3

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Example Sentences

What can one say of poor Butterfingers Green who fumbled an easy first-half shot and so deprived England of a 1-0 win?

Butterfingers was gone, she had got her a place in Somersetshire, so anxiety on that score was over.

You have just permitted the cleverest rascal in the state to slip through your butterfingers.

And, as every boy in the world knows, it is a great disgrace to be called "Butterfingers."

Think of it—you may have to name the Champion Butterfingers in 1915!

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