head, shut up! Stop acting like a putty-
head.put-up jobn. a deception; a deceptive
event. That’s really phony. A put-up job
if I ever saw one. No put-up job is clever
enough to fool me.
Put up or shut up!exclam. Speak now or
remain silent for good! I’m tired of
your whining. What’s your problem? Put
up or shut up! Now is your chance. Put
up or shut up!
Put your money where your mouth is!
exclam. Stop talking big and make a bet!
(From gambling. Can also be said to
someone giving investment advice.)
You want me to bet on that horse? Did you?
Why don’t you put your money where your
mouth is? If this is such a good stock,
you buy it. Put your money where your
mouth is!
putz 1. n. the penis. (Usually objection-
able.) He held his hands over his putz
and ran for the bedroom. 2. n. a stupid or
obnoxious male; a stupid person. (Usu-
ally objectionable.) What a stupid putz!
Don’t be a putz. Come on over here!
putz around and futz aroundin. to waste
time; to do something ineffectually. (Putz
is probably putzsense 1.) Get busy and
stop putzing around. I spent the whole
day just futzing around.pythonsn. large, muscular biceps. Look
at the pythons on that guy! He could lift a
piano!put-up job