2007-12-17 04:38:26 · 7 answers · asked by kevin0755@sbcglobal.net 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
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"The term is perhaps derived from the Yiddish קלאָץ klots ('wooden beam'), cognate with the German Klotz, meaning a "block" or "lump". "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klutz
2007-12-17 04:41:31 · answer #1 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yiddish. Similar meaning to "pillock" in Britissh English
Wikipedia says (I summarise):
A klutz is a person who is clumsy, foolish, inept, or accident-prone (possible from the Yiddish ('wooden beam'), related to the German Klotz, meaning a "block" or "lump".
2007-12-17 04:45:50 · answer #2 · answered by logofax 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
term is perhaps derived from the Yiddish קלאָץ klots ('wooden beam'), cognate with the German Klotz, meaning a "block" or "lump". The British slang, pillock and the Australian slang, galah are used with similar meaning, particularly in terms of being foolish and inept.
2007-12-17 04:41:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jerry Klutzenheimer.
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2007-12-17 04:41:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-08 07:42:31 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is slang for a clutsy person,
derives from German..
"Yiddish klots, from Middle High German kloz, block, lump, from Old High German"
2007-12-17 04:43:17 · answer #6 · answered by Stephanie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i said it once in front of two old ladies and they asked me if i was jewish.
2007-12-17 04:41:27 · answer #7 · answered by imboard2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋