doplic

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adjective

Lacking dexterity; not skilled; clumsy.

“I'd never make it as a brain surgeon: I'm too doplic!”

Similar
doppichdoplich
OriginPennsylvania German doppich →
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Meanings

adjectivedoplic (comparative more doplic, superlative most doplic)

comparative more doplic · superlative most doplic

  1. USslangLacking dexterity; not skilled; clumsy.

    I'd never make it as a brain surgeon: I'm too doplic!

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    That is the third dish I've broken today. I sure am being doplic!

    She was young, and had not quite grown into her long, doplic body. Despite her subtle awkwardness there was a sweetness about her.

    2000, Mark A. Hess, The Same Mistake, →ISBN, page 209

    Synonyms: doppich, doplich

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveLacking dexterity; not skilled; clumsy.

Similar
doppichdoplich
Also see
doplich

Origin

  1. Pennsylvania Germandoppich
  2. Englishdoplic

Originated in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, from the older form doppich, from Pennsylvania German doppich, related to German täppisch (“clumsy”).

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APA

doplic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doplic

MLA

“doplic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doplic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doplic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doplic.

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