/ pʌts; NAmE / verb , noun
■ [ v ] putz around ( NAmE , informal ) to waste time not doing anything useful or important
■ noun
( NAmE , informal ) a stupid person
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WORD ORIGIN
1960s: Yiddish , literally penis .
/ pʌts; NAmE / verb , noun
■ [ v ] putz around ( NAmE , informal ) to waste time not doing anything useful or important
■ noun
( NAmE , informal ) a stupid person
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WORD ORIGIN
1960s: Yiddish , literally penis .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005