"yutz" meaning in English

See yutz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /jʌts/ Forms: yutzes [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌts Etymology: From Yiddish, probably from יאָנץ (yonts). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|yi|-}} Yiddish Head templates: {{en-noun}} yutz (plural yutzes)
  1. (US, derogatory) A foolish, incompetent, awkward, or contemptible person. Tags: US, derogatory
    Sense id: en-yutz-en-noun-blceejht Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Verb

IPA: /jʌts/ Forms: yutzes [present, singular, third-person], yutzing [participle, present], yutzed [participle, past], yutzed [past]
Rhymes: -ʌts Etymology: From Yiddish, probably from יאָנץ (yonts). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|yi|-}} Yiddish Head templates: {{en-verb}} yutz (third-person singular simple present yutzes, present participle yutzing, simple past and past participle yutzed)
  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-yutz-en-verb-47DEQpj8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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