kvetch

[ kvech ]

/ kvɛtʃ /

Slang.

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verb (used without object)

to complain, especially chronically.

noun

Also kvetch·er. a person who kvetches.

Nearby words

kvaløy, kvass, kveim antigen, kveim test, kvell, kvetch, kvetchy, kw, kwa, kwacha, kwaiken

Origin of kvetch

1960–65, Americanism; < Yiddish kvetshn literally, to squeeze, pinch; compare Middle High German, German quetschen

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Examples from the Web for kvetch

I take some pleasure in watching conservatives squirm and kvetch.
Not Harry Reid's Finest Hour|Michael Tomasky|August 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for kvetch

kvetch

/ (kvɛtʃ) /

verb

(intr) slang, mainly US to complain or grumble, esp incessantly

Word Origin for kvetch

C20: from Yiddish kvetshn, literally: to squeeze, press

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