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klutz

[ kluhts ]
/ klÊŒts /
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noun Slang.
a clumsy, awkward person.
a stupid or foolish person; blockhead.
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Origin of klutz

1965–70, Americanism;<Yiddish klots literally, wooden beam <Middle High German kloc (German Klotz)

Words nearby klutz

Klopstock, klösse, kluck, Kluckhohn, kludge, klutz, klutzy, Klüver-Bucy syndrome, Klydonograph, Klystron, km
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Words related to klutz

bungler, butterfingers, dolt, dullard, lummox, oaf, spaz

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British Dictionary definitions for klutz

klutz
/ (klÊŒts) /
noun
US and Canadian slang a clumsy or stupid person

Derived forms of klutz

klutzy, adjective

Word Origin for klutz

from German Klotz dolt; compare clot
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