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klutz

[kluhts] / klʌts /


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Yiddish, the language spoken by Ashkenazi Jews across Europe before the Holocaust, is now perhaps best known to many English speakers through words such as "schlep", "klutz" and "chutzpah".

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

She brought up President Ford, who once tripped and was forever branded a klutz, thanks in part to a “Saturday Night Live” skit.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2023

Haider is a klutz — “by the grace of Allah, you’re really terrible,” a director groans — and the theater’s finances make zero sense.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2023

That’s great, but it won’t be appreciated by anyone who isn’t a klutz, an adventurer, or an adventurous klutz.

From The Verge • Aug. 18, 2022

Unfortunately, because I’m a total klutz, I dropped it on the floor.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon