Meaning & use
putz
An informal, mildly insulting term for a foolish or incompetent person.
See it in a sentence
Stop being such a putz and just ask her for her number already.
He felt like a putz after locking his keys inside the car twice in one week.
A note on using this word
Putz comes from Yiddish and is casual slang, best kept to informal speech among friends.
Words with a similar meaning
foolklutzbungler
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