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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread putz #50382 12/19/2001 6:38 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Tsuwm's wwftd is putz, which has to be used with discretion, since it can be an actively resented insult. But I remembered that the German word is quite acceptable, meaning "finery", such as jewelry or stylish clothing. To check this, I searched and found an excellent German-English dictionary I had not seen before. I would have sent it to MaxQ, but if I understand him, he has filled the space he had vacant. German English dictionary: http://dict.leo.org/?search=Putz&searchLoc=0&relink=on&deStem=standard&lang=en Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted putz wwh 12/19/2001 6:38 PM Re: p*tz Keiva 12/19/2001 6:49 PM Max Quordlepleen 12/19/2001 6:53 PM Re: putz wwh 12/19/2001 7:11 PM Re: putz wwh 12/19/2001 7:27 PM Good schm*ck / bad schm*ck wofahulicodoc 12/19/2001 11:54 PM Re: Schmuck, shmuk Faldage 12/20/2001 2:12 PM Re: p*tz Keiva 12/20/2001 4:00 AM Re: putz TEd Remington 12/19/2001 7:30 PM Re: putz wwh 12/19/2001 8:16 PM Re: p*tz Keiva 12/19/2001 8:20 PM Re: p*tz wwh 12/19/2001 8:28 PM Re: putz tsuwm 12/19/2001 8:28 PM Re: putz wwh 12/19/2001 8:30 PM Re: putz tsuwm 12/19/2001 8:36 PM Re: putz wwh 12/19/2001 9:00 PM Re: putz Rapunzel 12/19/2001 9:03 PM Re: putz wwh 12/19/2001 9:14 PM Re: p*tz Keiva 12/20/2001 12:06 AM Re: p*tz tsuwm 12/20/2001 3:55 AM Re: p*tz Keiva 12/20/2001 4:32 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,312 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 23 A C Bowden 11 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,158 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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