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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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Klutz
is always a great word to know.
So is spaz. Does it mean:
| inferior or cheap, chintzy |
| a grotesquely awkward person; an eccentric person |
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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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