butterfingers

[ buht-er-fing-gerz ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

, plural but·ter·fin·gers.

1. a person who frequently drops things; clumsy person.

butterfingers

/ ˈbʌtəˌfɪŋɡəz /

noun

1. informal.
   functioning as singular a person who drops things inadvertently or fails to catch things

Derived Forms

• ˈbutterˌfingered, adjective

Other Words From

• butter·fingered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of butterfingers¹

First recorded in 1830–40; butter + finger + -s ³

Example Sentences

The Rams would probably love to trade Akers and maybe Williams overall performance in this game — minus the butterfingers — showed them they can.

From Los Angeles Times

Cummins was the man hit for the winning runs, Lyon the butterfingers who fumbled the ball when Jack Leach was stranded in the middle of the pitch.

From BBC

While my favorite cousins Vic and Plas and our best friend Art ruled neighborhood pigskin games and Madden, my noodle arm and butterfingers read books and articles about the sport’s past.

From Los Angeles Times

“I mean, the eyes of the world are on the county and, you know, they’ve got butterfingers.”

From Seattle Times

Jeudy may be a great route runner that consistently gets open, but those butterfingers are betraying those fantastic feet.

From Seattle Times