putz

noun

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\ ˈpəts

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Definition of putz

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 US, informal : a stupid, foolish, or ineffectual person : jerk

2 US, vulgar slang : penis

putz

verb

putzed; putzing; putzes

Definition of putz (Entry 2 of 2)

intransitive verb

US, informal

: to spend time in an aimless or idle manner : putter, fool around —usually + aroundBut 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

Examples of putz in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Yoda: Don’t underestimate the wizened little green guy putzing around with a lightsaber. — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, "The 50 best 'Star Wars' characters ever, definitively ranked," 17 Dec. 2019 Yoda: Don’t underestimate the wizened little green guy putzing around with a lightsaber. — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, "The 50 best 'Star Wars' characters ever, definitively ranked," 17 Dec. 2019 Yoda: Don’t underestimate the wizened little green guy putzing around with a lightsaber. — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, "The 50 best 'Star Wars' characters ever, definitively ranked," 17 Dec. 2019 But don’t putz around and let another session go by without housing reform. — BostonGlobe.com, "It was the top issue voters wanted to talk about with Charlie Baker when he ran for re-election last year, and it has been top of mind for Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, who last week made an impassioned plea for more middle-class housing in his annual speech to Boston bigwigs.," 17 Oct. 2019 Really made just for putzing around in the woods, but stick some road-like tires on it and race it on a compacted-dirt track, why not? — Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati.com, "The first time I raced motorcycles, a breath at a time," 5 Sep. 2019 She and her dad would spend the weekends putzing around race tracks, talking their way into hospitality tents, begging team owners for a shot. — Zak Keefer, Indianapolis Star, "Danica Patrick on her last race, the Indy 500 that got away, and why she can win," 18 May 2018 Yoda: Don’t underestimate the wizened little green guy putzing around with a lightsaber. — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, "The 40 best movie characters in 40 years of 'Star Wars,' ranked," 13 Dec. 2017 Wait until summer, get a tent and sleeping bag, and go putz around a part of the country. — Emily Zemler, Esquire, "Comedian Kyle Kinane Wants to Help You Get Your Act Together," 14 Oct. 2016

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