Butterfingers

Quick meaning: Butterfingers is a noun meaning Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.

Meaning

Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.

More Meanings

1. One's fingers which tend to drop things, or are clumsy or uncoordinated.
2. A tendency to drop things, or to be clumsy or uncoordinated.

Example Sentences

I am such a butterfingers. That’s the third drink I’ve spilled today.

“I guess everyone’s got butterfingers around here,” Cole said with a sly smile. “Lucky for us, I’ve got fast reflexes.”

“That boy’s got butterfingers,” Connor went on. “That’s twice he’s dropped a tool. He’s got no place on a construction site.”

“[…] Please don't handle them [birds’ eggs], Me! They are very fragile, and I would’nt^([sic – meaning wouldn’t]) lose them for anything.” / “I must hold them—just this once,” persists Me. “Don’t think I shall be such a butter[-]fingers as to break them. I’ve handled heaps of eggs before these!”

Word Forms

• butter fingers

Synonyms for butterfingers

Depending on context, synonyms include butterfinger.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include heavy-handed, bumbling, bungling, maladroit, ham-fisted, ham-handed.

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