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English putz /'pʌʦ/ < Yiddish פאץ (pots) 'prick (both literal and figuratively)'.
German putzen /'pʊʦən/ 'to clean; buff' < early New High German butzen 'to adorn, emblazon, decorate' < butz 'booger; burned out, glowing end of a candle-wick'.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Putz inselpeter 05/08/05 12:23 AM Re: Putz Faldage 05/08/05 12:57 AM Re: Putz Zed 05/10/05 10:29 PM Re: Putz dxb 05/13/05 12:02 PM Re: Putz AnnaStrophic 05/13/05 04:56 PM Re: Putz maverick 05/13/05 06:23 PM Re: Putz Bazr 06/15/14 11:03 AM Re: Putz LukeJavan8 06/15/14 03:12 PM Re: Putz Bazr 06/15/14 09:28 PM Re: Putz zmjezhd 06/16/14 02:16 PM
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