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butterfingers

but·ter·fin·gers
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [buht-er-fing-gerz]
    • /ˈbʌt ərˌfɪŋ gɛrz/
    • /ˈbʌt.əˌfɪŋ.ɡəz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buht-er-fing-gerz]
    • /ˈbʌt ərˌfɪŋ gɛrz/

Definitions of butterfingers word

  • noun butterfingers a person who drops things inadvertently or fails to catch things 3
  • noun butterfingers a person who habitually fumbles or drops things, as if because of buttery fingers 3
  • noun plural butterfingers a person who frequently drops things; clumsy person. 1
  • noun butterfingers clumsy person who drops things 1
  • noun butterfingers someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz; someone who tends to drop things. 0
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Origin of butterfingers

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; butter + finger + -s3

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Parts of speech for Butterfingers

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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butterfingers popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for butterfingers

noun butterfingers

  • clod — A clod of earth is a large lump of earth.
  • lummox — a clumsy, stupid person.
  • bungler — A bungler is a person who often fails to do things properly because they make mistakes or are clumsy.
  • schlep — to carry; lug: to schlep an umbrella on a sunny day.
  • klutz — a clumsy, awkward person.
All 11 Synonyms of butterfingers

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