putz
/pʌts/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A decoration or ornament in the Nativity tradition, usually placed under a Christmas tree.
Slang
Example Sentences
- "“The excitement of our friendship made me overlook my vampire powers.” “Hi.” “My foreskin grew back very fast. Now he thinks I'm meshuggener, which means he thinks I'm a little bit of a putz.”"
- "And, (4), we’re not really even seeing “characters” at all: it’s not Major Frank Burns, pathetic self-important putz from Fort Wayne, Indiana; it’s Larry Linville of Ojai, California, actor stoic enough to endure thousands of letters (still coming in, even in syndication) from pseudo-voyeurs berating him for being a putz from Indiana."
- "Stop putzing around."
- "The American custom of erecting a putz seems to have originated with the Moravians but the custom long ago spread to non-Moravian households. Essentially, the putz is a landscape, built on the floor or on a table or portable platform."
- "Once all good Moravians in Bethlehem went putzing between Christmas and Twelfth Night to take a look at their friends' cribs."
- "Everyone in the Moravian settlements goes putzing, visiting others' works of art."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Putz
Usage
- Derogatory
- Slang
- Intransitive verb
- American usage