Definition of klutz
: a clumsy person
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Examples of klutz in a Sentence
I'm a complete klutz on the dance floor.
how can she be such a klutz after studying ballet for so many years?
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Kathryn Hahn, playing Chris Kraus, makes a winning klutz.
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Graceful strolling guaranteed, even for the chronic klutzes.
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Origin and Etymology of klutz
Yiddish klots, literally, wooden beam, from Middle High German kloz lumpy mass — more at clout
First Known Use: 1959
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playDefinition of klutz for English Language Learners
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: a person who often drops things, falls down, etc. : a clumsy person
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