Klutz and Stupid

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Klutz noun - (Yiddish) a clumsy dolt.

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Stupid and klutz are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stupid" instead a noun "Klutz".

Stupid noun - A stupid person.

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Klutz and stupid are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Klutz" instead a noun "Stupid".

Nearby Words: stupidity, stupor, stupidly

His wife Patricia also tries to assure Stan that he is not a "klutz" (meaning he's not stupid instead of not clumsy) when the actual Yiddish word for a fool is "yutz" and a Jewish person is unlikely to confuse the terms.

Source: Literature / It
Goofy is always happy to help Pete out and is blissfully unaware of Pete's Jerkass personality (or he just doesn't care)... but he is also Lethally Stupid and The Klutz, so generally speaking Pete's schemes end in disaster.

Source: Bumbling Sidekick
This trope is close to Lethal Klutz, though a Lethally Stupid character doesn't have to be clumsy to cause disasters.

Source: Lethally Stupid

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