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Butterfingers's
but·ter·fin·gers
/
ˈbʌt
ərˌfɪŋ
gɛrz
/
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[
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.
Origin:
1830–40;
butter
+
finger
+
-s
3
Related forms
but·ter·fin·gered,
adjective
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butterfingers
(ˈbʌtəˌfɪŋɡəz)
—
n
informal
(
functioning as singular
) a person who drops things inadvertently or fails to catch things
'butterfingered
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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