- the penis: mildly vulgar
- a person regarded as stupid, simple, foolish, etc.
Origin of putz
from Yiddish from Ger, finery, ornament to waste time; putter (around)
Harold is such a putz and always seems to get himself in awkward situations.
The definition of a putz is a silly, foolish, stupid or worthless person who can't do anything right.
A dumb person who cannot do anything right is an example of a putz.
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putz
noun
- Slang A fool; an idiot.
- Vulgar Slang A penis.
intransitive verb
putzed, putz·ing, putz·es SlangTo behave in an idle manner; putter.
Origin of putz
Yiddish pots penis, fool of unknown originTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present putzes, present participle putzing, simple past and past participle putzed)
Origin
From Yiddish פּוץ (puts, “jerk, fool, penis"), probably a noun derivative of [script?] (putsn, “to clean, shine"); compare early modern German butzen (“to decorate"), modern German putzen.
Noun
(uncountable)
- A decoration or ornament in the Nativity tradition, usually placed under a Christmas tree.
Origin
From Pennsylvania German putz; compare archaic German Putz (“ornament, decoration, finery"), putzen (“to clean; decorate").
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