klutz

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Pronunciations

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Definitions

  • n. (usually affectionately) A clumsy person.

  • n. A block of wood.

Example Sentences

  • "Oh Rachel, you dropped it again! You're such a klutz."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • קלאָץ klots '(wooden) beam'

      • Who Uses This

      • Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements
      • Non-Jews: (words that have spread outside of Jewish networks)

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

      Alternative Spellings

      kluts, klotz, klots

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