klutz
Perpetual tripper-over
A klutz is a clumsy, awkward person—someone prone to dropping things, tripping, or bumping into furniture: I'm such a klutz; I just spilled coffee all over myself.
From Yiddish, the word carries an affectionate tone, suggesting haplessness rather than incompetence.
Stupid clumsy person
- bunglerInept person
- spazClumsy, excitable person
- bumblerHabitually clumsy person
- stumblebumClumsy, incompetent person
schlemiel · clod · lummox · galoot · dolt · schlub · schlimazel · goon
Clumsy dropper of things
- fumbleHandle with clumsy fingers
- stumbleLose footing momentarily
- tripPlanned travel somewhere
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
bungle · awkwardness · ungainly · oaf · gawkiness · misstep · slip · spill
Habitual, pitiable bungler
- schlimazelChronically unfortunate person
- nebbishIneffectual, timid person
- schmuckObnoxious, contemptible person
- putzFoolish, worthless person
schlub · chutzpah · oy · kvetch · mensch · mishap · nudnik · schmo
Lacking necessary skill
- unskilledLacking acquired competence
- incapableLacking requisite ability
- uncoordinatedLacking physical grace
- unpracticedWithout training or skill
all-thumbs · ham-fisted · ham-handed · graceless · unhandy · hopeless · fumbling · blundering
Inspiring warm feelings
- adorableExtremely endearing
- innocentFree from moral wrong
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- wholesomeConducive to well-being
charming · sweet · cute · quirky · ditsy · goofy · bumbling · hapless
Exaggerated physical humor
- pratfallComedic fall on buttocks
- buffooneryLudicrous or silly conduct
- physical comedyHumor from bodily mishaps
- sight gagJoke told through action
bumbling · Buster Keaton · Charlie Chaplin · Mr. Bean · Three Stooges · blooper · outtake · banana peel
oaf
Stupid clumsy person
stumblebum · schlemiel · clod · lummox · galoot · dolt · schlub · schlimazel · goon · lout
butterfingers
Clumsy dropper of things
blunder · bungle · awkwardness · ungainly · oaf · gawkiness · misstep · slip · spill · tangle
schlemiel
Habitual, pitiable bungler
- schlimazelChronically unfortunate person
- nebbishIneffectual, timid person
- schmuckObnoxious, contemptible person
putz · schlub · chutzpah · oy · kvetch · mensch · mishap · nudnik · schmo
incompetent
Lacking necessary skill
- unskilledLacking acquired competence
- incapableLacking requisite ability
- uncoordinatedLacking physical grace
unpracticed · all-thumbs · ham-fisted · ham-handed · graceless · unhandy · hopeless · fumbling · blundering · botching
lovable
Inspiring warm feelings
wholesome · charming · sweet · cute · quirky · ditsy · goofy · bumbling · hapless · well-meaning
slapstick
Exaggerated physical humor
- pratfallComedic fall on buttocks
- buffooneryLudicrous or silly conduct
- physical comedyHumor from bodily mishaps
sight gag · bumbling · Buster Keaton · Charlie Chaplin · Mr. Bean · Three Stooges · blooper · outtake · banana peel · antic
- teasing insultsdoofus, goofball, dork, dweeb, goober
- Yiddishchutzpah, kvetch, mensch, schlep, tchotchke
- klutzesclutz, butterfingers, fumbler, bumbler, stumbler
- clumsinessclumsiness, clumsy, awkwardness, fumble, stumble
- clumsyclumsy, awkward, bumbling, bungling, fumbling
- lack of skillincompetence, ineptitude, clumsiness, awkwardness, inexperience