butterfingers
nounUK /ˈbʌtəfɪŋɡəz/
US /ˈbʌtərfɪŋɡərz/
A butterfingers is someone who often drops things by accident.
Don't hand the vase to Jake—he's a real butterfingers.
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2. A person who is clumsy with their hands and tends to let things slip.
She laughed at herself for being such a butterfingers in the kitchen.
3. A playful insult for someone who keeps fumbling or dropping objects.
You butterfingers! That's the third cup you've broken today.
4. A term used to tease someone after they fail to catch something.
Nice catch, butterfingers—the ball went right through your hands.