putz

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Yiddish פּאָץ (pots, “penis, fool”); compare similar semantic developments in futz. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /pʌts/ Rhymes: -ʌts ==== Noun ==== putz (plural putzes)(slang) (derogatory) A fool, an idiot. (derogatory) A jerk. Synonym: schmuck The penis. Synonym: schmuck ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== putz (third-person singular simple present putzes, present participle putzing, simple past and past participle putzed) (slang, intransitive) To waste time. Synonyms: futz, putter, yutz ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Pennsylvania German Putz; compare German Putz (“ornament, decoration, finery”), putzen (“to clean; decorate”). Compare the above. ==== Alternative forms ==== Putz ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /pʊts/ Rhymes: -ʊts ==== Noun ==== putz (plural putzes) A decoration or ornament in the Nativity tradition, usually placed under a Christmas tree. ==== Verb ==== putz (third-person singular simple present putzes, present participle putzing, simple past and past participle putzed) (US, Pennsylvania, intransitive) To go around viewing the putzes in the neighborhood. ===== Derived terms ===== == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === puts === Etymology === Probably a euphemistic form of puta (“fucking”, intensifier, literally “whore”), clipping of puta merda (“holy shit!”, literally “fucking shit!”). === Pronunciation === === Interjection === putz (Brazil, slang) used to emphasize something that has gone wrong; dammit! fuck! shit! Synonym: putz grila (dated extended form)