butterfingers
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butterfingers
- /ˈbʌtəˌfɪŋɡəz/ UK
- /ˈbʌtɚˌfɪŋɡɚz/ US
- [-ɾɚ-] US
Where it comes from
From butter + fingers (suggesting that someone is clumsy and drops things as if their hands are coated in slippery butter), from butterfingered.
noun butterfingers · butter fingers
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Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.
I am such a butterfingers. That’s the third drink I’ve spilled today.
Similar: butterfinger
- One's fingers which tend to drop things, or are clumsy or uncoordinated. “I guess everyone’s got butterfingers around here,” Cole said with a sly smile. “Lucky for us, I’ve got fast reflexes.”
- A tendency to drop things, or to be clumsy or uncoordinated.
Translations
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noun someone who tends to drop things
| Español | manazas, manos muertas, torpe |
|---|---|
| Português | mão furada, mãos de manteiga |
| Français | maladroit (e) |
| Deutsch | Tollpatsch, Tölpel |
| Italiano | mano di pastafrolla |
| Ελληνικά | μανταλάκιας mantalákias |
| Русский | растяпа rastjapa |
noun someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated
| Español | manazas, manos de manteca |
|---|---|
| Português | mãos de manteiga |
| Français | avoir deux mains gauches, maladroit |
| Deutsch | Mensch mit zwei linken Händen, unbeholfener Mensch, ungeschickte Person |
| Ελληνικά | ζημιάρης zimiáris |
noun one’s fingers which tend to drop things, or are clumsy or uncoordinated
| Português | mãos de manteiga |
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title = {butterfingers},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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