KVETCH

kvetch

(noun) (Yiddish) a nagging complaint

kvetch

(noun) (Yiddish) a constant complainer

complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch

(verb) express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; “My mother complains all day”; “She has a lot to kick about”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

kvetch (third-person singular simple present kvetches, present participle kvetching, simple past and past participle kvetched)

To whine or complain, often needlessly and incessantly.

Noun

kvetch (plural kvetches)

A person who endlessly whines or complains; a person who finds fault with anything.

Synonyms: kvetcher, whiner

An instance of kvetching; a complaint or whine.

Source: Wiktionary



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