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butterfingers

Syllabification: (but·ter·fin·gers)
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Definition of butterfingers

noun (plural same)

informal
  • a clumsy person, especially one who fails to hold a catch.
  • clumsiness in handling something:fumbling for the ball with butterfingers

Derivatives

butterfingered

adjective

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