putz

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At least the putz is good for a laugh or two: now, if you'll excuse me, I finally caught the flu that's been going around.

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  1. noun Slang A fool; an idiot.
  2. noun Vulgar Slang A penis.
  3. intransitive verb Slang To behave in an idle manner; putter.

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  • “I think Special Agent Albert Montgomery is a putz,” she said. —  The Next Accident by Lisa Gardner
  • Feeling every inch the consummate putz, I rang the shelter. —  Asimov'sSF,July2008
  • All right, putz, I expect the script by Friday, early. —  Magazine - Fantasy and Science Fiction - [Vol 112] - Issue 03 - March 2007 (v1.0)
  • He's a putz, and not a particularly endearing one. —  F ;SF; - vol 103 issue 01 - July 2002
  • Reading and listening to what Eric Cantor says should make us all grateful to the Yiddish language for providing us with such fitting descriptors as "putz" and "schmuck." —  Political Animal
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  1. Yiddish pots, penis, fool.

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  1. German putz, adornment, ornament, from putzen, earlier butzen, clean, scour, polish, decorate.
 

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