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Sizzle vs Putz - What's the difference?

sizzle | putz |

As nouns the difference between sizzle and putz

is that sizzle is (countable) the sound of water hitting a hot surface while putz is plaster (mixture for coating walls and ceilings).

As a verb sizzle

is to make the sound of water hitting a hot surface.

sizzle

English

Verb

(sizzl)
  • to make the sound of water hitting a hot surface
  • to be exciting or dazzling
    • The song sizzled with energy.

    Noun

  • (countable) the sound of water hitting a hot surface
    • We heard the sizzle of the onions hitting the pan.
  • (uncountable) zing, zip, or pizazz; excitement.
    • Her performance had a lot of sizzle .

    Anagrams

    * English onomatopoeias

    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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