kvetch

[ kvech ]

verb (used without object)

1. to complain, especially chronically.

noun

1. Also kvetcher. a person who kvetches.

kvetch

/ kvɛtʃ /

verb

1. slang.
   intr to complain or grumble, esp incessantly

Word History and Origins

Origin of kvetch¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of kvetch¹

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

Example Sentences

I take some pleasure in watching conservatives squirm and kvetch.

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• grumble
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