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putz

UK/pʊts/ US/ˈpʌts/ uncommon slang us

noun

1.

(Yiddish) a fool; an idiot

2.

Origin

Borrowed from Pennsylvania German Putz; compare German Putz (“ornament, decoration, finery”), putzen (“to clean; decorate”). Compare the above.

Phrases

  • putz head

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