| 词汇 | butterfingers |
| 词源 | butterfingers. Although the word butterfingers—used for someone who drops things or can’t hold on to anything, as if his fingers were coated with slippery butter—has been traced back to early-17th-century England, its popularity in America stems from its use as a baseball term for a fielder who drops the ball. The baseball usage is first recorded in 1888 and butterfin- gers was being generally and widely used shortly thereafter. |
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