First Known Use: circa 1952
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1kvetch
verb \ˈkvech, ˈkfech\
: to complain often or constantly
Full Definition of KVETCH
intransitive verb
: to complain habitually : gripe
— kvetch·er noun
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Origin of KVETCH
Yiddish kvetshn, literally, to squeeze, pinch, from Middle High German quetschen
Related to KVETCH
- Synonyms
- beef, bellyache, bitch, bleat, carp, caterwaul, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grizzle, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grump, holler, inveigh, keen, kick, complain, maunder [chiefly British], moan, murmur, mutter, nag, repine, scream, squawk, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, whinge [British], yammer, yawp (or yaup), yowl
2kvetch
noun
Definition of KVETCH
1
: a habitual complainer
First Known Use of KVETCH
1964
Related to KVETCH
- Synonyms
- baby, bellyacher, complainer, fussbudget, fusser, fusspot, griper, grumbler, crybaby, kvetcher, sniveler, whiner
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