butterfingers

[buht-er-fing-gerz]

noun

(used with a singular verb)

plural

butterfingers 

1. a person who frequently drops things; clumsy person.

butterfingers

/ ˈbʌtəˌfɪŋɡəz /

noun

1. informal,  (functioning as singular) a person who drops things inadvertently or fails to catch things

Other Word Forms

• butterfingered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of butterfingers¹

First recorded in 1830–40; butter + finger + -s ³