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Added 9 October 2026

klutz

/klʌts/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about klutz at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A clumsy or stupid person.

Origin

From Yiddish קלאָץ (klots, literally “wooden beam”); cognate to German Klotz (“block, lump”). Doublet of clot and clod.

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