Definition of putz
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Origin and Etymology of putz
Yiddish puts, literally, “finery, show,” probably from putsn “to clean, shine”; akin to German putzen “to adorn, clean”
First Known Use: 1928
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putz
verb
Definition of putz
US, informal
intransitive verb
: to spend time in an aimless or idle manner : putter, fool around —usually + around But come July or August, I invariably find myself putzing around the kitchen, making something sort of weird, like potato-Roquefort salad sandwiches, heavy on the dill. — Karen MacNeil
1946
First Known Use of putz
1946
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