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What is the difference between schmuck and putz?

schmuck | putz |

Putz is a synonym of schmuck.



As nouns the difference between schmuck and putz

is that schmuck is the penis while putz is fool, idiot.

As a verb putz is

waste time.

schmuck

English

Alternative forms

* shmuck * shmuk

Noun

(en noun)
  • (vulgar) The penis.
  • (pejorative) A useless item or person.
  • (pejorative, US) A jerk; an unpleasant or detestable person.

    • Derived terms

    * Schmucksville

    Synonyms

    * dick * dork * prick * putz * See also

    See also

    * schlemiel * (Yiddish language) ----

    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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