putz
A fool, an idiotA fool, an idiot.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Meaning
4 senses(derogatory, slang)A fool, an idiot.
(Yiddish) a fool; an idiot
(derogatory, slang)A jerk.
(slang)The penis.
obscene terms for penis
(slang)A decoration or ornament in the Nativity tradition, usually placed under a Christmas tree.
Examples
3 sentencesQuit being a putz, Tom.
Том, не клей дурня. — oromashka · CC BY 2.0 FR
Did you come all the way out here just to putz around or what?
Americans are putzes.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Yiddish פּאָץ (pots, “penis, fool”); compare similar semantic developments iBorrowed from Yiddish פּאָץ (pots, “penis, fool”); compare similar semantic developments in futz.
Borrowed from Pennsylvania German Putz; compare German Putz (“ornament, decoration, finery”), putzen (“to clean; decorate”). Compare the above.
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