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  put-up Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre  
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putz
 
PRONUNCIATION:  pts
NOUN:1. Slang A fool; an idiot. 2. Vulgar Slang A penis.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: putzed, putz·ing, putz·es
Slang To behave in an idle manner; putter.
ETYMOLOGY:Yiddish pots, penis, fool.
 
 
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  put-up Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre  
 
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