单词 | klutz |
释义 | klutz (once / 58512 pages) n If you're awkward and clumsy, you can call yourself a klutz. If a klutz is carrying a tray of full glasses across a dining room, you can be sure they'll end up on the floor. This informal word is perfect for talking about a goofy oaf who trips over his own feet and seems to drop anything he's holding. You might say, "Don't let my brother move your TV — he's such a klutz!" Klutz is the Americanized version of the Yiddish klots, which means "block or lump," and also "clumsy person or blockhead." A related word in German is klotz, "boor, clod, or wooden block." WORD FAMILYklutz: klutzes USAGE EXAMPLESHolcomb’s office says that Klutz will be the first certified public accountant to be Indiana auditor. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) I’m also a klutz on land, so water is my thing. New York Times(Nov 17, 2016) Moon also peels ginger with a spoon instead of a peeler or paring knife – a safe tip for those of us who are kitchen klutzes. US News(Aug 16, 2016) n (Yiddish) a clumsy dolt Hyper dolt, dullard, pillock, poor fish, pudden-head, pudding head, stupe, stupid, stupid person a person who is not very bright |
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