No. 16,444 in Russian
рукожоп
A humorous slang term referring to someone clumsy or inept at using their hands.
In a sentence
Этот компьютер после его ремонта просто разваливается — он настоящий рукожоп.
This computer is falling apart after his repair — he is truly clumsy.
The term 'рукожоп' is used here as a derogatory term to describe someone inept at manual tasks.
Она пыталась починить кран, но ничего не вышло, похоже, что она рукожоп.
She tried to fix the faucet, but nothing worked out, it seems she is clumsy.
Here, 'рукожоп' indicates a lack of skill or dexterity in performing practical repairs.
Вчера он пытался собрать мебель, но из-за его рукожопства все пошло наоборот.
Yesterday he tried to assemble furniture, but due to his clumsiness everything went wrong.
In this sentence, 'рукожопство', derived from 'рукожоп', emphasizes the person's ineptitude.
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