name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A clumsy or stupid person. US, derogatory

   "Well, that's all right, then, Brian. Sit down. Have a scone. Make yourself at home. You klutz!"

2. 2
   (Yiddish) a clumsy dolt wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

assholeblockheadblundererblunderheadboobbooby

Example

More examples

"My sister is a klutz, and that's her weakness."

Etymology

From Yiddish קלאָץ (klots, literally “wooden beam”); cognate to German Klotz (“block, lump”). Doublet of clot and clod.

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