putzed; putzing; putzes
US, informal
: to spend time in an aimless or idle manner : putter, fool around
—usually + around
But come July or August, I invariably find myself putzing around the kitchen, making something sort of weird, like potato-Roquefort salad sandwiches, heavy on the dill.—
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Noun
The difference between these two performances makes the romance even more unbelievable, as the audience ponders what this seemingly confident woman sees in this immature putz.
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Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
15 Dec. 2025
Verb
Scroll the web and then, as always, putz around the house (aka my junior one-bedroom apartment) and pick up and clean here and there while listening to music.
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R29 Team,
Refinery29,
17 Sep. 2025
But don’t putz around and let another session go by without housing reform.
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BostonGlobe.com,
17 Oct. 2019
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“Putz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/putz. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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