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klutzy
[
kluht
-see]
/ˈklʌt si/
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adjective
,
klutzier,
klutziest.
Slang.
1.
clumsy; awkward:
If you weren't so klutzy you wouldn't have dropped it.
2.
unwieldy; bulky or awkward:
a klutzy pair of boots.
3.
inept or thoughtless; boneheaded:
a klutzy remark.
Origin of
klutzy
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1960-1965
An Americanism dating back to
1960-65;
klutz
+
-y
1
Related forms
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klutziness,
noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018.
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Word Origin and History for
klutziness
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klutzy
adj.
1965, from
klutz
+
-y
(2). Related:
Klutziness
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang definitions & phrases for
klutziness
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klutzy
adjective
Stupid; idiotic
: any clever kid playing a klutzy kid
Clumsy; unhandy
(1968+)
The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D.
Copyright (C) 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers.
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