Utz
name, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To prod; goad; push someone's buttons transitive
"Since you saved my life you decided you have the right to run it. You’ve utzed me along every step of the way. You’ve hammered, drove, pushed, shoved, and if that wasn’t enough, you’d looked at me with those great big cow eyes of yours … and I’d melt and go along. — Bing Crosby, White Christmas."
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"Since you saved my life you decided you have the right to run it. You’ve utzed me along every step of the way. You’ve hammered, drove, pushed, shoved, and if that wasn’t enough, you’d looked at me with those great big cow eyes of yours … and I’d melt and go along. — Bing Crosby, White Christmas."
Etymology
Probably borrowed from German uzen (“to kid; tease”).
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