klutz
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Yiddish, the language spoken by Ashkenazi Jews across Europe before the Holocaust, is now perhaps best known to many English speakers through words such as "schlep", "klutz" and "chutzpah".
From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025
That’s great, but it won’t be appreciated by anyone who isn’t a klutz, an adventurer, or an adventurous klutz.
From The Verge • Aug. 18, 2022
Her Zoey is a bit of a klutz, a bit of a goof, a little tight, a little timid and, like Rob in “High Fidelity,” a veteran of failed relationships.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2020
The people are gone, but their words remain: klutz, kvel, mensch.
From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2018
Frank Zhang: lumbering klutz, child of Mars, part-time pachyderm.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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