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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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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