noun
- a foolish or incompetent person
Usage: informal; sometimes offensive
verb
- to move or act aimlessly or without purpose
Usage: informal
Examples
- Don’t be such a putz and forget your keys again.
- He’s acting like a complete putz in front of his boss.
- Stop putzing around and get to work.
- She spent the morning putzing in the garden.
- I was just putzing around the house all weekend.
- The new employee seems like a real putz.
- Quit putzing with that broken radio.