butterfingers

[buht-er-fing-gerz]

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noun, plural but·ter·fin·gers. (used with a singular verb)

a person who frequently drops things; clumsy person.

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Origin:
1830–40; butter + finger + -s³

Related forms

but·ter·fin·gered, adjective

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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butterfingers (ˈbʌtəˌfɪŋɡəz)

—n
	informal (functioning as singular) a person who drops things inadvertently or fails to catch things

'butterfingered

—*adj*

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