- kvetches
- v. complain habitually n. complainer; habitual complainer
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
kvetches
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Vancouver Courier — Infobox Newspaper name = Vancouver Courier caption = type = Weekly/Bi weekly newspaper format = Tabloid foundation = 1908 ceased publication = price = Free owners = CanWest Global Communications political position = publisher = Peter Ballard… … Wikipedia
kvetch — /kvech/, Slang. v.i. 1. to complain, esp. chronically. n. 2. Also, kvetcher. a person who kvetches. [1960 65, Amer.; < Yiddish kvetshn lit., to squeeze, pinch; cf. MHG, G quetschen] * * * … Universalium
kvetcher — noun A person who kvetches; a complainer, kvetch … Wiktionary
kvetch — kvetch1 [ kvetʃ ] verb intransitive AMERICAN VERY INFORMAL to complain a lot or often kvetch kvetch 2 [ kvetʃ ] noun count AMERICAN VERY INFORMAL someone who kvetches … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
kvetch — (kvehtch) [Yiddish, from German] To complain, grumble, or whine, especially habitually. One who kvetches is a kvetcher. The majority joined the group to gossip and kvetch about their employers … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
kvetch — [[t]kvɛtʃ[/t]] sl. 1) cvb sts to complain, esp. chronically 2) cvb sts Also, kvetch′er. a person who kvetches • Etymology: 1950–55; < Yiddish kvetshn lit., to squeeze; cf. MHG, G quetschen … From formal English to slang
kvetch — ☆ kvetch [kə vech′ ] vi. [< Yiddish kvechen < Ger quetschen, to pinch, squeeze < MHG quetsen < IE base * gwedh , to injure, destroy] Slang 1. to be urgent or insistent; press; strain 2. to complain in a nagging or whining way n. Slang … English World dictionary
