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putz

[ puhts ]

noun

, Slang.
  1. fool; jerk.
  2. Vulgar. penis.

putz

/ pʌts /

noun

  1. slang.
    a despicable or stupid person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of putz1

1900–05; < Yiddish puts literally, ornament, finery, probably noun derivative of putsn to clean, shine; compare early modern German butzen to decorate ( German putzen to clean, brighten)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of putz1

from Yiddish puts ornament
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