What does "butterfinger" mean?

Synonym of butterfingers (“someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated”).

What is a synonym for "butterfinger"?

Common synonyms include: butterfingers.

Butterfinger

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Noun

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Synonym of butterfingers (“someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated”). also, attributive, uncommon
"You've got a swell chance to make this [baseball] team, you have, not! Third base is my job, Freshie. Why, you tow-head, you couldn't play marbles. You butter-finger, can't you stop anything?"

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"You've got a swell chance to make this [baseball] team, you have, not! Third base is my job, Freshie. Why, you tow-head, you couldn't play marbles. You butter-finger, can't you stop anything?"

Etymology

Clipping of butterfingers.

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