kvetch
noun
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L323012 on Wikidata ↗verb
- to criticize or complain a great deal
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kvɛt͡ʃ/
noun
Etymology: From Yiddish קוועטשן (kvetshn, literally “to squeeze, pinch”), from Middle High German quetschen (“crush, press”).
- A person who endlessly whines or complains; a person who finds fault with anything.
- An instance of kvetching; a complaint or whine.
verb
Etymology: From Yiddish קוועטשן (kvetshn, literally “to squeeze, pinch”), from Middle High German quetschen (“crush, press”).
- To whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly.
“Is this truth I’m delivering up, or is it just plain kvetching? Or is kvetching for people like me a form of truth?”
“Make a commitment, Charlie. Go with life or go with death, but quit the kvetching. Don’t keep us all in suspense.”