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putzed

putzed is the simple past and past participle of putz.

Meaning of putz

Verb (1)

putz (third-person singular simple present putzes, present participle putzing, simple past and past participle putzed)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To waste time.
    • Stop putzing around.
    Synonyms:
    futz, putter, yutz

Verb (2)

putz (third-person singular simple present putzes, present participle putzing, simple past and past participle putzed)

  1. (Pennsylvania, US, intransitive, slang) To go around viewing the putzes in the neighborhood.
    • Once all good Moravians in Bethlehem went putzing between Christmas and Twelfth Night to take a look at their friends' cribs.1947, Holiday - Volume 2, Issues 1-6, page 86

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Phrases with putzed

Questions about putzed

What is putzed the simple past and past participle of?
Putzed is the simple past and past participle of putz.

Words near putzed in the dictionary

  1. putz head
  2. putz heads
  3. putz round
  4. putz-head
  5. putz-heads
  6. putzed
  7. putzed around
  8. putzes
  9. putzes around
  10. putzhead
  11. putzheads

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