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putz

n.
US //ˈpəts// UK //pˈʌts// putz Slang Vulgar
Synonyms
Etymology 1

Borrowed from Yiddish פּאָץ (pots, “penis, fool”). Compare similar semantic developments in futz.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Pennsylvania German Putz; compare German Putz (“ornament, decoration, finery”), putzen (“to clean; decorate”). Compare the above.

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