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Berk vs Putz - What's the difference?

berk | putz |

As nouns the difference between berk and putz

is that berk is (british|slang|pejorative) a fool, prat, twit while putz is plaster (mixture for coating walls and ceilings).

berk

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British, slang, pejorative) A fool, prat, twit.
  • (British, slang) An idiot, in an affectionate sense.
  • (Cockney rhyming slang, vulgar) Cunt.

    • Usage notes

    It is not perceived to be excessively rude, perhaps because, whilst it is known for being a slang word, its origin in rhyming slang is not well known.

    See also

    * Belvoir (pronounced Beaver)

    References

    * Chambers Dictionary : Entry for berk * Cassell's Dictionary of Slang . Jonathon Green. Pub. Cassel & Co. ISBN 0-304-35167-9

    Anagrams

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    putz

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) , modern German putzen.

    Noun

    (es)
  • (slang) fool, idiot
  • (slang) jerk
  • (slang) penis
    • Derived terms
    * putzhead, putz-head, putz head

    Verb

    (es)
  • (slang) waste time
    • Stop putzing around.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) putz; compare archaic German . Compare the above.

    Alternative forms

    * Putz

    Noun

    (es)
  • A decoration or ornament in the Nativity tradition, usually placed under a Christmas tree.
  • * 1995 , Joe L. Wheeler, Christmas in My Heart , Book 4, pages 12-13:
    • The American custom of erecting a putz' seems to have originated with the Moravians but the custom long ago spread to non-Moravian households. Essentially, the ' putz is a landscape, built on the floor or on a table or portable platform.
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