- klutz
- klutz 1967, Amer.Eng., from Yiddish klots "clumsy person, blockhead," lit. "block, lump," from M.H.G. klotz "lump, ball." Cf. Ger. klotz "boor, clod," lit. "wooden block" (Cf. CLOT (Cf. clot)).
Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Klütz — Escudo … Wikipedia Español
Klütz — Moulin à vent à Klütz … Wikipédia en Français
Klutz — may refer to: Most commonly, a clumsy person Klutz Press is an imprint of Scholastic Press Klütz (or Kluetz ) is a surname and a town in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, Mecklenburg Western Pomerania, Germany Captain Klutz, comic strip superhero … Wikipedia
klutz|y — «KLUHT see», adjective, klutz|i|er, klutz|i|est. U.S. Slang. awkward; clumsy: »The sad, klutzy ballerinas of the Music Hall pollute children s first live experience of dance (New Yorker) … Useful english dictionary
klutz — clutz [klʌts] n AmE [Date: 1900 2000; : Yiddish; Origin: klotz, klutz, from German klotz large piece of wood ] someone who drops things and falls easily >klutzy adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
klutz — [ klʌts ] noun count INFORMAL someone who often drops things or has accidents ╾ klutz|y adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
klutz — klutz; klutz·i·ness; … English syllables
Klütz — Klütz, Marktflecken im Amte Grevismühlen des Herzogthums Mecklenburg Schwerin, an der Ostsee; 2200 Ew.; dabei das Schloß Bothmer mit Thiergarten; Klützer Ort, 1) die Umgegend von K.; 2) das Vorgebirge dabei … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
klutz — [n] clumsy person bungler, butterfingers*, dolt, dullard, lummox, oaf; concept 412 … New thesaurus
klutz — ► NOUN informal, chiefly N. Amer. ▪ a clumsy, awkward, or foolish person. DERIVATIVES klutzy adjective. ORIGIN Yiddish, wooden block … English terms dictionary