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klutz.

A clumsy or stupid person.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/klʌts//klʊts/Northern-England
  1. A clumsy or stupid person.

    US · derogatory
Where this word comes from

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

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