putz
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /pʌts/
putz (plural putzes)
- (slang, pejorative) Fool, idiot.
- (slang, pejorative) Jerk.
- Synonyms: schmuck
- (slang) Penis.
- Synonyms: schmuck
putz (putzes, present participle putzing; past and past participle putzed)
Pronunciation- IPA: /pʊts/
putz (plural putzes)
- A decoration or ornament in the Nativity tradition, usually placed under a Christmas tree.
- 1995, Joe L. Wheeler, Christmas in My Heart ↗, Book 4, pages 12-13:
- 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.
- 1995, Joe L. Wheeler, Christmas in My Heart ↗, Book 4, pages 12-13:
putz (putzes, present participle putzing; past and past participle putzed)
- (Pennsylvania Dutch) To go around viewing the putzes in the neighborhood.
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