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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
kvetch
verb
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▪ You can either kvetch, or actually do something about it.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
kvetch

"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.

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kvetch

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
kvetch

  1. n. (Yiddish) a constant complainer

  2. (Yiddish) a nagging complaint

  3. 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]

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Kvetch

Kvetch may refer to:

  • Kvetch, an English word of Yiddish origin
  • Kvetch (play), 1991 play by Steven Berkoff

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.