kvetch N. Amer.

kvetch N. Amer.
kvetch N. Amer. [kvɛtʃ]
informal
noun
1》 a person who complains a great deal.
2》 a complaint.
verb complain.
Origin
1960s: from Yiddish kvetsh (n.), kvetshn (v.), from Mid. High Ger. quetschen, lit. 'crush'.

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  • 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

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