klutz
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Klütz — Escudo … Wikipedia Español
Klütz — Moulin à vent à Klütz … Wikipédia en Français
Klutz — may refer to: Most commonly, a clumsy person Klutz Press is an imprint of Scholastic Press Klütz (or Kluetz ) is a surname and a town in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, Mecklenburg Western Pomerania, Germany Captain Klutz, comic strip superhero … Wikipedia
klutz|y — «KLUHT see», adjective, klutz|i|er, klutz|i|est. U.S. Slang. awkward; clumsy: »The sad, klutzy ballerinas of the Music Hall pollute children s first live experience of dance (New Yorker) … Useful english dictionary
klutz — clutz [klʌts] n AmE [Date: 1900 2000; : Yiddish; Origin: klotz, klutz, from German klotz large piece of wood ] someone who drops things and falls easily >klutzy adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
klutz — [ klʌts ] noun count INFORMAL someone who often drops things or has accidents ╾ klutz|y adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
klutz — klutz; klutz·i·ness; … English syllables
Klütz — Klütz, Marktflecken im Amte Grevismühlen des Herzogthums Mecklenburg Schwerin, an der Ostsee; 2200 Ew.; dabei das Schloß Bothmer mit Thiergarten; Klützer Ort, 1) die Umgegend von K.; 2) das Vorgebirge dabei … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
klutz — 1967, Amer.Eng., from Yiddish klots clumsy person, blockhead, lit. block, lump, from M.H.G. klotz lump, ball. Cf. Ger. klotz boor, clod, lit. wooden block (Cf. CLOT (Cf. clot)) … Etymology dictionary
klutz — [n] clumsy person bungler, butterfingers*, dolt, dullard, lummox, oaf; concept 412 … New thesaurus
klutz — ► NOUN informal, chiefly N. Amer. ▪ a clumsy, awkward, or foolish person. DERIVATIVES klutzy adjective. ORIGIN Yiddish, wooden block … English terms dictionary
