putz

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von putz im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

fool, idiot, jerk

waste time

unclean penis

A decoration or ornament in the Nativity tradition, usually placed under a Christmas tree

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.

{i} (US Slang) fool; stupid person; usless person; schlep; (Vulgar Slang) penis (from Yiddish)

putz around to spend time doing very little, or not doing anything important

(Yiddish) a fool; an idiot

obscene terms for penis

{f} (US Slang) spend time doing unimportant things; putter; be busy with an insignificant or unproductive activity (from Yiddish)

Türkische aussprache

pʌts

Aussprache

/ˈpəts/ /ˈpʌts/

Etymologie

() From Yiddish פּוץ (puts, “jerk, fool, penis”).

Tempora

putzing, putzed