butterfingers UK /ˈbʌtəˌfɪŋɡəz/US /ˈbʌtɚˌfɪŋɡɚz/ noun3 •(informal) Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.I am such a butterfingers. That’s the third drink I’ve spilled today. •(informal) One's fingers which tend to drop things, or are clumsy or uncoordinated.“I guess everyone’s got butterfingers around here,” Cole said with a sly smile. “Lucky for us, I’ve got fast reflexes.” — 2014 •(informal) A tendency to drop things, or to be clumsy or uncoordinated.