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Fool (around)
Answer for the clue "Fool (around) ", 4 letters:
putz
Alternative clues for the word putz
Word definitions for putz in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
putz \putz\ (p[u^]ts), n. [Yiddish.] A fool; a jerk. The penis. [Vulgar]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The surname Putz or Pütz may refer to: Amanda Putz (b. 1975), Canadian radio presenter Erny Putz (1917–95), Luxembourg fencer Hans Putz (1920–90), Austrian actor J. J. Putz (b. 1977), baseball relief pitcher Kelsey Kollen-Putz (b. 1981), American softball ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"obnoxious man, fool," 1964, from Yiddish, from German putz , literally "finery, adornment," obviously used here in an ironic sense. Attested in writing earlier in slang sense of "penis" (1934, in "Tropic of Cancer"). A non-ironic sense is in putz "Nativity ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. (Yiddish) a fool; an idiot obscene terms for penis [syn: cock , prick , dick , shaft , pecker , peter , tool ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. 1 (context slang English) fool, idiot 2 (context slang English) jerk 3 (context slang English) penis vb. (context slang English) waste time Etymology 2 alt. A decoration or ornament in the Nativity tradition, usually placed under a Christmas ...
Usage examples of putz.
Blood man, who had been the avedon of a Blood Plume, commander of a fighter cluster in a war, when Keller was still putzing around secure Federation space as a second officer.
The elder McVeigh, 55, coached Little League and ran bingo night at the local catholic church, spending his free time golfing, or putzing in his garden.
Miller and putzed around the lab and then Dmitri started with his computer thing and then I had the best sex of my life and took a nap, and now I'm here to shower and change my clothes and get my own car.
I kind of putzed around a little but I couldn't find anybody I knew, so I drove on back to Tacoma.
It strained Kingsbury's imagination because they'd seemed like such jittery putzes that night at the house.
Johnson had that attitude like, Okay, all you putzes screwed up and made us bag the wrong guy, but thankfully I took care of matters myself, so all the rest of you inept idiots bow to my greatness.
They put out passive resistance and popped the little putzes into paddy wagons.
Everybody knows Sid the Yid’s got the bestlooking cunt and the boys with the putzes down to their knees.