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verb (used without object)
1.
to complain, especially chronically.
noun
2.
Also, kvetch·er. a person who kvetches.
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Kvetching
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Origin:
1960–65, Americanism; < Yiddish kvetshn literally, to squeeze, pinch; compare Middle High German, German quetschen
1960–65, Americanism; < Yiddish kvetshn literally, to squeeze, pinch; compare Middle High German, German quetschen
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Word Origin & History
kvetch
"to complain, whine," 1965, from Yiddish kvetshn, lit. "squeeze, press," from Ger. quetsche "crusher, presser."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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kvetch definition[kvɛtʃ] and [kʍɛtʃ]and quetch |
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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