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Klutz - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Blockhead, Boob, Booby, Clot, Clown, Dingbat, Goof, Jerk, Lobster

A klutz is person who is clumsy, foolish, inept, or accident-prone. The term is perhaps derived from the Yiddish קלאָץ klots ('wooden beam') which itself is a derivative of the German klotz, meaning a "block" or "lump".

Klutz Press is also the name of a publisher of children's activity books [1] (http://klutz.com/).

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