Shiz vs Putz - What's the difference?
shiz | putz |
(vulgar, slang) shit, shite
(vulgar, slang) something cool, e.g. 'That's the shiz' meaning 'That's awesome' or 'That's really cool'. (slang) fool, idiot
(slang) jerk
(slang) penis
(slang) waste time
A decoration or ornament in the Nativity tradition, usually placed under a Christmas tree.
* 1995 , Joe L. Wheeler,
As nouns the difference between shiz and putz
is that shiz is (vulgar|slang) shit, shite while putz is plaster (mixture for coating walls and ceilings).shiz
English
Alternative forms
Noun
(-)putz
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) , modern German putzen.Noun
(es)Derived terms
* putzhead, putz-head, putz headVerb
(es)- Stop putzing around.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) putz; compare archaic German . Compare the above.Alternative forms
* PutzNoun
(es)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.