- putsn
- (v.) to clean, to brush (teeth), to shine
Yiddish-English dictionary (in roman letters). 2013.
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putz — /puts/, n. Slang. 1. fool; jerk. 2. Vulgar. penis. [1900 05; < Yiddish puts lit., ornament, finery, prob. n. deriv. of putsn to clean, shine; cf. early mod. G butzen to decorate (G putzen to clean, brighten)] * * * … Universalium
putz — [[t]pʌts[/t]] n. 1) cvb sts sl. a fool; jerk 2) cvb sts Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. penis • Etymology: 1900–05; < Yiddish puts lit., ornament, finery, prob. n. der. of putsn to clean, shine; cf. early mod. G butzen to decorate … From formal English to slang
