butterfingers



butterfingers

Someone who is clumsy and often drops things or else fails to catch something. I dropped another plate! I'm such a butterfingers today. Coach, don't put that butterfingers Jimmy in the outfield!

have butterfingers

To be clumsy, usually momentarily, by dropping or failing to catch something. I dropped another plate! I guess I just have butterfingers today. Coach, don't put Jimmy in the outfield—he has butterfingers!
See also: butterfingers, have

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tsholofelo-Southern African, Tswana
Mykola-Ukrainian
Calliopekə-LIE-ə-pee (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Kendrick['kendrik]
Antimanan-tee-MAWNNative American, Mapuche
Ferapont-Russian