"butterfinger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: butterfingers [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of butterfingers. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|butterfingers}} Clipping of butterfingers Head templates: {{en-noun}} butterfinger (plural butterfingers)
  1. (less common, also attributively) Synonym of butterfingers (“someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated”) Tags: also, attributive, uncommon Synonyms: butterfingers [synonym, synonym-of]
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