PUTZ

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does putz mean? 

• PUTZ (noun)
  The noun PUTZ has 2 senses:

1. (Yiddish) a fool; an idiot

2. obscene terms for penis

  Familiarity information: PUTZ used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PUTZ (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Yiddish) a fool; an idiot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("putz" is a kind of...):

fool; muggins; sap; saphead; tomfool (a person who lacks good judgment)

Domain category:

Yiddish (a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Obscene terms for penis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

cock; dick; pecker; prick; putz; shaft; tool

Hypernyms ("putz" is a kind of...):

member; penis; phallus (the male sex organ ('member' is a euphemism))

Domain usage:

dirty word; filth; obscenity; smut; vulgarism (an offensive or indecent word or phrase)