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putz

  [puhts]
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–noun Slang.
1. fool; jerk.
2. Vulgar. penis.
Origin:
1900–05; < Yiddish puts lit., ornament, finery, prob. n. deriv. of putsn to clean, shine; cf. early mod. G butzen to decorate (G putzen to clean, brighten)
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putz   (pŭts)   
n.  

  1. Slang A fool; an idiot.

  2. Vulgar Slang A penis.

intr.v.   putzed, putz·ing, putz·es Slang
To behave in an idle manner; putter.

[Yiddish pots, penis, fool.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
putz

  1. n.
    the penis. (Usually objectionable.) : He held his hands over his putz and ran for the bedroom.
  2. n.
    a stupid or obnoxious male; a stupid person. (Usually objectionable.) : What a stupid putz!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

putz 
"obnoxious man, fool," 1964, from Yiddish, from Ger. putz, lit. "finery, adornment," obviously used here in an ironic sense. Earlier in slang sense of "penis" (1934, in "Tropic of Cancer"); a non-ironic sense is in putz "Nativity display around a Christmas tree" (1902), from Pennsylvania Dutch.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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