Klutz
/klʌts/ name, noun
name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 (Yiddish) a clumsy dolt wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
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.