kibitz
to act as a kibitzer.
to offer advice or criticism to as a kibitzer: to kibitz the team from the bleachers.
Origin of kibitz
1Words that may be confused with kibitz
- kibbutz, kibitz
Words Nearby kibitz
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How to use kibitz in a sentence
Watching the body-cam footage again, he noticed how many cops were standing around, kibitzing with the rioters.
But as those early weeks passed, the opportunity to kibitz never presented itself.
"Just as soon kibitz," he insisted, drawing up a chair behind me as I took his seat.
Card Trick | Walter Bupp AKA Randall GarrettHe waved a greeting to the desk sergeant and went over to kibitz the card game.
The Circuit Riders | R. C. FitzPatrick
British Dictionary definitions for kibitz
/ (ˈkɪbɪts) /
(intr) US and Canadian informal to interfere or offer unwanted advice, esp as a spectator at a card game
Origin of kibitz
1Derived forms of kibitz
- kibitzer, noun
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