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putz

American  
[puhts] / pʌts /

noun

Slang.

  1. fool; jerk.

  2. Vulgar. penis.

putz British  
/ pʌts /

noun

  1. slang a despicable or stupid person

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Etymology

Origin of putz

1900–05; < Yiddish puts literally, ornament, finery, probably noun derivative of putsn to clean, shine; compare early modern German butzen to decorate ( German putzen to clean, brighten)

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