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kvetch

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Person who endlessly whines or complains; a person who finds fault with anything. 2 An instance of kvetching; a complaint or whine. vb. To whine or complain, often needlessly.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. (Yiddish) a constant complainer (Yiddish) a nagging complaint v. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" [syn: complain , kick , plain , sound off , quetch ] [ant: cheer ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Kvetch may refer to: Kvetch, an English word of Yiddish origin Kvetch (play) , 1991 play by Steven Berkoff

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"to complain, whine," 1953 (implied in kvetching ), from Yiddish kvetshn , literally "squeeze, press," from German quetsche "crusher, presser." As a noun, from 1936 as a term of abuse for a person.

Usage examples of kvetch.

Americans, liberals prattle on and on about the right to dissent as the true mark of patriotism and claim their unrelenting kvetching is a needed corrective to jingoism.