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butterfingers

UK
/ˈbʌtəfɪŋɡəz/
US
/ˈbʌtərˌfɪŋɡərz/

Translations

butterfingersnoun
butterfingers
pl
UK
/ˈbʌtəfɪŋɡəz/
US
/ˈbʌtərˌfɪŋɡərz/
He dropped the vase again, what a butterfingers!
Он снова уронил вазу, какой растяпа!
Additional translations
неуклюжий человек
неловкий человек
Synonyms
fumbler
dunce
klutz
bungler
scatterbrain
butterfingersinterjection
UK
/ˈbʌtəˌfɪŋɡəz/
US
/ˈbʌtərˌfɪŋɡərz/
Used informally as an exclamation when someone drops something.
butterfingernoun

butterfingers

pl

butterfingers
pl
UK
/ˈbʌtəfɪŋɡə/
US
/ˈbʌtərˌfɪŋɡər/
He dropped the vase because he's such a butterfinger.
Он уронил вазу, потому что он такой растяпа.
Additional translations
неловкий человек
неуклюжий человек
butterfingerinterjection

butterfingers

Used as an exclamation when someone drops or mishandles an object

Definitions

butterfingersnoun
A person who frequently drops things they are holding or handling.
Tom is such a butterfingers; he dropped the vase as soon as he picked it up.
butterfingersinterjection
An exclamation used to remark on someone’s clumsiness, especially after they drop or fumble an object.
"Butterfingers!" he laughed as the waiter let the tray slip.
butterfingernoun
A person who frequently drops things or is clumsy with their hands.
He was such a butterfinger, always dropping the ball during practice.
butterfingerinterjection
(informal) An exclamation used to call out someone who has just dropped or fumbled something.
"Butterfingers!" she laughed as the glass slipped from his hands.
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