putz
/pʌts/
noun
- A foolish, inept, or annoying person.
- The boss called him a putz for losing the important file.
- He felt like a putz after forgetting his friend's birthday.
- Don't be such a putz—read the instructions before you start.
verb
- To waste time or engage in aimless, unproductive activity; to tinker or fiddle around.
- Stop putzing with your phone and help me with dinner.
- I spent the whole afternoon putzing around the garage without fixing anything.
- He likes to putz in the garden on weekends, just pulling weeds and trimming bushes.