Butterfingers
a person who frequently drops things; clumsy person.
Historical Examples
Ask Momma R. S. Surtees
Half-Past Seven Stories Robert Gordon Anderson
Hearts and Masks Harold MacGrath
noun
(functioning as sing) (informal) a person who drops things inadvertently or fails to catch things
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