butterfingers
[ buht-er-fing-gerz ]
/ ˈbʌt ərˌfɪŋ gɛrz /
noun, plural but·ter·fin·gers. (used with a singular verb)
a person who frequently drops things; clumsy person.
OTHER WORDS FROM butterfingers
but·ter·fin·gered, adjectiveWords nearby butterfingers
Example sentences from the Web for butterfingers
And, as every boy in the world knows, it is a great disgrace to be called "Butterfingers."
Half-Past Seven Stories |Robert Gordon AndersonYou have just permitted the cleverest rascal in the state to slip through your butterfingers.
Hearts and Masks |Harold MacGrathButterfingers was gone, she had got her a place in Somersetshire, so anxiety on that score was over.
Ask Momma |R. S. Surtees
British Dictionary definitions for butterfingers
butterfingers
/ (ˈbʌtəˌfɪŋɡəz) /
noun
(functioning as singular) informal
a person who drops things inadvertently or fails to catch things