/ klʌts; NAmE / noun
( informal , especially NAmE ) a person who often drops things, is not good at sport(s), etc.
► klutzy / klʌtsi; NAmE / adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
1960s: from Yiddish klots wooden block.
/ klʌts; NAmE / noun
( informal , especially NAmE ) a person who often drops things, is not good at sport(s), etc.
► klutzy / klʌtsi; NAmE / adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
1960s: from Yiddish klots wooden block.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005