butterfingers

[buht-er-fing-gerz] /ˈbʌt ərˌfɪŋ gɛrz/
noun, plural butterfingers. (used with a singular verb)
1.
a person who frequently drops things; clumsy person.
Origin
1830-40; butter + finger + -s3
Related forms
butterfingered, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for butter-fingered

butterfingers

/ˈbʌtəˌfɪŋɡəz/
noun
1.
(functioning as sing) (informal) a person who drops things inadvertently or fails to catch things
Derived Forms
butterfingered, adjective
Word Origin and History for butter-fingered
adj.

"apt to let things fall," 1610s, from butter (n.) + finger (n.).

butterfingers

n.

"person apt to let things fall," 1837; see butter-fingered.

Slang definitions & phrases for butter-fingered

butterfingers

noun

A clumsy, unhandy person, esp one who regularly drops things

[1850s+ Cricket; Adopted by baseball players in the 1880s]