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Date: 1900-2000
Language: Yiddish
Origin: potz 'penis, stupid person'

putz

1 noun
     
putz1 [countable] American English informal not polite
1 an offensive word for someone, especially a man, who is stupid, annoying, and unpleasant
2 a penis
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