klutz
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Origin:
1965–70, Americanism; < Yiddish klots literally, wooden beam < Middle High German kloc (German Klotz)
1965–70, Americanism; < Yiddish klots literally, wooden beam < Middle High German kloc (German Klotz)
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| —n | |
| slang (US), (Canadian) a clumsy or stupid person | |
| [from German Klotz dolt; compare | |
| 'klutzy | |
| —adj | |
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Klutz
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Word Origin & History
klutz
1965 (implied in klutzy), Amer.Eng., from Yiddish klots "clumsy person, blockhead," lit. "block, lump," from M.H.G. klotz "lump, ball."
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Slang Dictionary
klutz definition[kləts] and [klɑts]and klotz
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
In other words, the tourist bet that you weren't a hopeless klutz.
The school klutz was suddenly the center of attention.
Klutz opined that the highest and best use before the taking was agricultural or residential use.
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