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Shlemiel vs Putz - What's the difference?

shlemiel | putz |

As nouns the difference between shlemiel and putz

is that shlemiel is an alternative spelling of schlemiel while putz is plaster (mixture for coating walls and ceilings).

shlemiel

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An alternative spelling of schlemiel .

    • 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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