klutz

klutz

noun \ˈkləts\

Definition of KLUTZ

: a clumsy person

— klutz·i·ness \ˈklət-sē-nəs\ noun

— klutzy \ˈklət-sē\ adjective

Examples of KLUTZ

1. I'm a complete klutz on the dance floor.
2. <how can she be such a klutz after studying ballet for so many years?>

Origin of KLUTZ

Yiddish klots, literally, wooden beam, from Middle High German kloz lumpy mass — more at clout

First Known Use: 1960

Related to KLUTZ

Synonyms: butterfingers, dub, looby, lubber, lummox, spaz [slang]

Related Words: clodhopper, gawk, gawky, lout, lump, oaf, tawpie [chiefly Scottish], tyke (also tike) [chiefly British]; bungler, duffer, fumbler, stumblebum, stumbler

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